Another load of logs from Wellsford and wood chips from Portland descends through western suburbs of Auckland. At Westfield all will be attached to southbound train - probably destined for Tauranga. The bird in foreground is a Pukeko.
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.