DC 4640 and DFT 7295 depart from Lyttelton Port after unloading its coal for export. The train will now return to the main yard in Middleton, Christchurch. There, the locomotives will be replaced ... (more)

Milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North exits Tunnel 2 Palmerston North-Gisborne Line. The line through the Gorge was built with hand tools and is a mini version of Fraser Canyon in Canada. Th... (more)

The Northern Explorer, a new tourist train from Auckland to Wellington, climbs the Raurimu Spiral to reach the Volcanic Plateau dominated by Mt Ruapehu. The open window car is actually converted ... (more)

The Rail Operator and Engineer compare notes before reducing wagons from the train for the local shunting service to deliver, which is waiting next door.

The Kapuni shunt waits at the Balance urea plant while a container is loaded with pallets of urea for the domestic market.

Milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North negotiates the Manawatu Gorge between Woodville and Ashhurst. On the other side, highway 3 is built out of the side on a series of bridges with a few goo... (more)

The Overlander from Auckland to Wellington passes through Otaki near the end of a nearly 11 hour journey. A new train (Northern Explorer) replaced this train in 2012.

Tranz Metro runs trains from Masterton through Wairarapa and the 8.5Km long Rimutaka Tunnel to Wellington. The 1540 train from Masterton is seen along the harborside near Petone.

An empty Auckland Transport (formerly MAXX) commuter train returning to Westfield speeds through Orakei. The line crosses Hobson Bay then Orakei basin on causeways and bridges and is used by East... (more)

Just out of Westfield, this train will pass through 13 tunnels enroute to Whangarei. At Wellsford it will pick up a rake of loaded four wheel wagons-a rarity now on KiwiRail network.

A shunt from Port of Auckland to the classification yard at Westfield emerges from Purewa Tunnel. This line skirts the waterfront and is shared with commuter trains. The DC class were rebuilt fr... (more)

Without doubt in the twilight of its career, DC 4156 is bridged by a rainbow signaling another heavy cloudburst is closing in rapidly.

Although there are still a few locos running around in fruit salad colours 25 years since the last loco was officially painted, I was pleasantly surprised to catch a pair of them coming into Greym... (more)