The sole pair of South Island based KiwiRail painted DXs at the time were paired up for a few days in March 2009 after we arranged to have them on a passenger train for some aerial photography and... (more)
Into the Rabbit Hole. I've always been the guy on the outside taking the pictures, but over recent years I've had more chances to enjoy the view from the 'inside' and appreciate the profession of ... (more)
DX 5391 has since been repainted in the red/yellow/gray KiwiRail paint, but back in 2006, it was bringing an empty coaltrain down the Cass bank. Within a few minutes the train will notch up for th... (more)
With a precious few days holiday in NZ, I got up hours before sunrise and drove back into the hills in the hope of getting a shot of the weekly swap-out of Otira-based banker locos - catching them... (more)