7200 looks stunning in this setting complete with flowering native trees (our Christmas foliage) on the hillsides around the capital. The DF class was built by EMD in Canada and enetered service i... (more)

Metlink train from Masterton follows the shoreline of the beautiful harbor a few miles from Wellington station.

7199 leads DC 4571 on this Palmerston North - Napier train.

Northern Explorer heads south from a crew stop at Westfield with plenty of activity in the adjacent yard and depot. The award winning train will take over 10 hours to reach the capital. The DF cla... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga passes through Pokeno. These trains run around the clock and are almost always DL hauled.

Metlink train Wellington to Masterton departs Maymorn.

Northern Explorer from Wellington is diverted to down main through Papatoetoe in South Auckland due to track work. The train entered service in 2012 and takes about 11 hours for the 420-mile/ 680 ... (more)

The Northern Explorer crosses Orakei Basin near the end of 420-mile/ 680Km journey from Wellington which takes about 11 hours. The award winning train was built at Hillside works, Dunedin and ente... (more)

DXC5229-DXC5356 cross the Waimak' with The TranzAlpine, heading back to Christchurch.

Train 210 is overnight manifest train from Wellington to Auckland. The DF class loco was built in Canada and entered service in 1979. In 1990's the class was turbo upgraded and reclassified DFT. ... (more)

"Northern Explorer" known by railfans and railworkers as "Dora" makes a passenger stop at Papakura with most of the 680Km/ 420 mile journey to Wellington ahead. The train was built by Hillside, Du... (more)

DXC5385 runs to the turntable at Arthur's Pass, after arriving hauling Silver Fern railcar RM30 on a charter. The RM (visible in the background) was required to be loco hauled due to lack of a qua... (more)

Banker locomotives DXC5195-DXC5206-DXC5391 trail the west-bound 'TranzAlpine' into the 8.5km long Otira Tunnel. The tunnel is on a constant 1 in 33 gradient, and although the train is descending i... (more)