Very nearly at the end of its journey, 7173 sits on the arrival at Palmerston North, waiting entry to the yard after bringing train 545 down from Whareroa.

This manifest train passing though Muri station (now closed) is nearly at the end of an overnight 420 miles run from Westfield (Auckland) to Wellington. The DX class entered service from 1972 and... (more)

Northern Explorer train from Wellington hauled through Paekakariki by DFB in Toll Rail livery. The train has nearly 400 miles and 10 hours to go to reach Auckland. The award winning cars were bui... (more)

Northern Explorer train from Auckland to Wellington hauled by DFB in Toll Rail livery. The train is about to enter Tawa 2 Tunnel which at about 3 miles (4.5Km) is the longest on the North Island M... (more)

Train 134 from New Zealand Steel Mission Bush approaches Papatoetoe in the suburbs of Auckland with just a few miles to go to the Wesfield classification yard. This DL is from the first batch bui... (more)

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 reta... (more)

The last few miles of the 680Km/420 mile Northern Explorer journey from Wellington are along Auckland's waterfront. Auckland is known as the city of sails, reputed to have more yachts per person ... (more)

Northern Explorer to Wellington is powered by DFB 1760 through Puhinui in Auckland's southern suburbs. The DFB is a rebuilt DF class introduced from 1979. This train has a licensed cafe and pano... (more)

Auckland Transport train from Britomart terminal climbs towards Parnell Tunnel and Newmarket where the Southern and Western Lines diverge. The tower in background is part of Sky Casino and is the... (more)

Overlander bound for Wellington passes through Cloverlea, Palmerston North. The electrification installed in 1980s ends just north of this location and the Overlander was often hauled by EF elect... (more)