Restored English Electric car set approaches Ngaio on a Johnsonville to Wellington service. The line was formerly the Main Trunk to Auckland but now only a commuter line.
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.