Steam Inc excursion from their Paekakariki depot to Masterton via Woodville has just passed through tunnel 1 in the Manawatu Gorge. Photo taken from Highway 3 which clings to the the other side mo... (more)

Steam Inc excursion from their Paekakariki depot to Masterton via Woodville passes through Manakau on the North Island Main Trunk north of Wellington.

With the Ekatahuna Express train from Paekakariki depot to Masterton, Ja 1271 steams away from Palmerston North towards Woodville. Palmerston North is an important depot for KiwiRail with many tr... (more)

This heritage special train from Wellington to Paekakariki is marking exactly 150 years of the opening of first public railway in New Zealand. Ja 1271 was built at Hillside, Dunedin c. 1955-56, am... (more)

This heritage special train near Paekakariki is marking exactly 150 years of the opening of first public railway in New Zealand. Ja 1271 was built at Hillside, Dunedin c. 1955-56, among the very l... (more)

This heritage special train near Paremata is marking exactly 150 years of the opening of first public railway in New Zealand. Ja 1271 was built at Hillside, Dunedin c. 1955-56, among the very last... (more)

Ja 1271 heads Steam Inc Gorge Explorer to Woodville where the whole train will turn on the balloon loop. This spectacular line was built in 1880's with hand tools. The locomotive was built by Hill... (more)

A steam trip for Hawkes Bay locals from Napier to Otane. An Art Deco Weekend event, it celebrates how Napier was rebuilt after the 1931 earthquake. Ja 1271 was built by NZR Hillside in mid 1950's.

A steam trip for Hawkes Bay locals from Napier to Hastings crosses Ngaruroro River at Awatoto. An Art Deco Weekend event, it celebrates how Napier was rebuilt after the 1931 earthquake. Ja 1271 wa... (more)

Ja 1271 heads north at Manakau with Steam Inc Gorge Explorer to Woodville. The locomotive was built by NZR Hillside in mid 1950's, among the last built in New Zealand.

Ja 1271 heads Steam Inc Gorge Explorer into Woodville where the train will be turned around on the balloon loop. The locomotive was built by NZR Hillside in mid 1950's, among the last built in New... (more)

Steam Incorporated visited Napier for Art Deco Weekend celebrating the 1930's architecture used for rebuild of the city after the 1931 earthquake. Ja 1271 hauled several trips for locals between ... (more)

Steam Inc excursion Taumarunui to Ohakune and back allowed for rare photography in the spectacular section between National Park and Ohakune where the Trunk skirts the flanks of Mt. Ruapehu. Ther... (more)

Steam Inc train from Wellington departs Te Awamutu en-route to Tauranga Jazz Festival where it ran train trips with on-board jazz band.

Ja 1271 drifts across the Waiteti Viaduct near Te Kuiti, the oldest of the viaducts on the North Island Main Trunk. The Steam Inc train was en-route to the Tauranga Jazz Festival where it ran trip... (more)