Ja 1240 heads home with Railway Enthusiasts Society excursion to Tokoroa, making a fine sight in late afternoon sunlight near Morrinsville. This was the debut mainline excursion for the just rest... (more)

For several years Steam Incorporated ran steam trains, complete with on-board jazz band, as part of the annual Tauranga Jazz Festival. One such train headed by Ja 1271 for Te Puke nears the depart... (more)

Mainline Steam's Northlander excursion from Auckland to Whangarei is hauled by Ja 1275 up the 2% grade to Ross Hill Tunnel, 7th of 13 tunnels on the North Auckland Line.

Mainline Steam's Ja 1275 nears Waitakere hauling the Kaipara Cannonball excursion to Helensville. This section has a commuter train service but this will soon be cut back to the end of the electri... (more)

For several years Railway Enthusiasts' Society ran trips from Newmarket via Glen Innes to Otahuhu and back, usually hauled by Glenbrook Vintage Railway's Ja 1250. The Broadway Limited is seen ste... (more)

Ja 1240 hauls Railway Enthusiasts Society excursion to from Otahuhu to Tokoroa making a dawn departure from Papakura. This Mainline Steam loco only recently returned to service and was run in at ... (more)

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway hosted a Steam Festival with tank locomotives L 507 and Y 542 visiting from the Museum of Transport and Technology - seen here with a railfan special near the Cornwal... (more)

Mainline Steam Ka 942 shunts on arrival at Gisborne, the only ever visit by this class. This was the last steam train to cover the Napier to Gisborne section which was closed in 2012. Gisborne i... (more)

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway hosted a Steam Festival with tank locomotives L 507 and Y 542 visiting from the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland. L 507 was built in 1877 and is seen a... (more)

Ja 1250 on a regular GVR train from Victoria Avenue passes the wayside shelter at Morley Road on the grade up to Glenbrook.

Visiting the Glenbrook Vintage Railway from the Museum of Transport and Technology, Y 542 on a mixed train makes a run-by near Victoria Avenue. This tank engine was built by Hunslet in 1923.

Empty carriage train from Glenbrook to Pukeoware depot catches the late afternoon sun. Glenbrook Vintage Railway has 2 of these tank engines built by (former NZR) Hillside.

Mainline Steam NZ Tour train on the last steam train to Gisborne, seen passing through the restored station of Ormondville en-route to Napier. The line beyond Napier closed in 2012. This is like... (more)

Visiting the Glenbrook Vintage Railway for a Steam Festival from the Museum of Transport and Technology, Y542 with a mixed train makes a run-by for photographers near Victoria Avenue. The tank eng... (more)

Plenty of grunt up front for train 220 for the run over the electrified section of North Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Hamilton. This train will arrive in Auckland the next day.