Train MP5 from Auckland to Tauranga crosses Waikato River after emerging from under downtown Hamilton. The bridge on left is the original railway bridge which was converted to road use after the rail line was lowered to pass under the city in the 1960's.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.