The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 and were rebuilt with turbo in 1990s and more recently BrightStar and other upgrades costing over $1M per locomotive. This manifes... (more)

2839 was one of the last locomotives in service with Toll "corn cob" livery. Built in 1978 by General Electric USA, these locomotives are used for shunting and port transfer trains. Toll... (more)

The DBR class were rebuilt from EMD G8 1982-83. By 2017 all were withdrawn and most have been sold to heritage rail operators. 1199 was formerly leased to Auckland Transport for push pull trains... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 and were rebuilt with turbo in 1990s and then BrightStar and other upgrades. Nearly all remain in service, including 7335 which no... (more)

The 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set Silver Fern railcars were built in Japan by Kawasaki and Toshiba, trading as Nissho Iwai and entered service in 1972 on a daylight run from Auckland a... (more)

The DX class was built by General Electric's Erie, PA plant and entered service from 1972. From 1988 the DX class received a series of modifications and, were classified DXB. The train is heading ... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 and were rebuilt with turbo in 1990s and then further upgrades. Nearly all remain in service, including 7010 here in MAXX livery. ... (more)

1431 was built by Clyde Engineering in NSW in 1957 for NZ Railways. It was sold to Steam Incorporated in 1988 who restored and returned it to mainline service in 2009. The train departing Levin wi... (more)

English Electric duo DG 772 and DI 1102 were both bought in 1980s and restored by Diesel Traction Group. The special seen here was celebrating the return to mainline running for 1102 and run by St... (more)

1102 was built by English Electric in Queensland in 1966 and bought by DTG in 1989. Restoration begun around 2009 and the recent certification for mainline running being celebrated by the special ... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 and were rebuilt with turbo in 1990s and then BrightStar and other upgrades. Nearly all remain in service, including 7335 which no... (more)

EF 30232 leads 30134 on northbound manifest train from Palmerston North passing through Otorohanga. The section of line between Hamilton and Palmerston North was electrified at 25KV in late 1980's... (more)

The DBR class was rebuilt from EMD G8 type DB class which was a lighter V8 version of the DA (EMD G12) for branch lines that couldn't take higher axle load. All were withdrawn by 2017 and were bou... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 with most now working on South Island lines. A number remain in North Island for working Metlink trains such as this one in the la... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 with most now working on South Island lines. Several were leased to Auckland Transport until the electric units were fully introdu... (more)