Train 130 Westfield to Whangarei near Orakei, diverted during rebuilding of Newmarket junction. DFT 7010 was later leased to MAXX regional Transport and painted in that livery which has been retained after release back to KiwRail in Nov 2012. Assisting is DC 4352 rebuilt EMD G12 Da class introduced in 1955. Auckland is known as the city of sails, reputed to have more yachts per person than any other city in the world. There is a marina next the railway causeway across Hobson Bay.
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.
