Train 125 from Whangarei crests the 2% grade from New Lynn to Avondale in Auckland's western suburbs. Distant Waitakere Ranges parkland has over 100 hiking trails.
A port transfer shunt from Wiri to port passes through Orakei. The railway crosses the Orakei Basin which is an old crater, one of over 50 volcanoes dotting the Auckland urban area. The locomoti... (more)
DFT 7008 hauls the Northern Explorer out of Purewa tunnel bound for Wellington, 670Km and 10 hours away. This train was an award winning design and built by Hillside, Dunedin. It entered service i... (more)