DL locos 9041 and 9187 plus unidentified DFT head train 228 from Wellington which has only a few miles to go to the Westfield classification yard. The DL class is the first new power for KiwiRail ... (more)

Northern Explorer is the new train between Wellington and Auckland which cover the 680Km/ 420 miles in about 11 hours. It is seen north-bound at Manurewa with only a few miles to go. The DCP is ... (more)

MAXX Auckland Transport service from Swanson rounds the curve at Avondale. The trains will soon be handled by new electric car sets from Spain. The distant Waitakere ranges separate Auckland fro... (more)

South-bound manifest train passes Westfield

Metro Port train from Tauranga passes through the south Auckland suburbs and soon arrive at Southdown terminal. The DL class is the first new motive power for KiwiRail and the first Chinese built ... (more)

Northern Explorer nears the end of the 680Km (423 miles) run from Wellington as it passes through suburban Puhinui. The carriages were built at Hillside Dunedin and were the first new carriages fo... (more)

Mainline Steam excursion hauled by Ja 1240 from Auckland to Helensville departs Henderson. The North Auckland Line is known as Western Line as far as Waitakere with the remainder of the line bein... (more)

DBR 1295 in Toll Rail livery assists DBR 1226 in MAXX livery (though not leased) on a port shunt bound for the Westfield classification yard. This waterfront line is shared with AT (MAXX) commu... (more)

Train 228 from Wellington passes through Manurewa in the southern suburbs of Auckland, only a few miles short of the destination of Westfield. The DF class were introduced in 1979 and have since b... (more)

Northern Explorer from Wellington passes a mural near Puhinui depicting a tank engine and old Papatoetoe station. The subject station has been restored and is 2 Km ahead. DC class was rebuilt fro... (more)

Mainline Steam's Ja 1275 nears Waitakere hauling the Kaipara Cannonball excursion to Helensville. This section has a commuter train service but this will soon be cut back to the end of the electri... (more)

For several years Railway Enthusiasts' Society ran trips from Newmarket via Glen Innes to Otahuhu and back, usually hauled by Glenbrook Vintage Railway's Ja 1250. The Broadway Limited is seen ste... (more)

Mainline Steam excursion from Auckland to Helensville with Ja 1240 departs Avondale station on the homeward run.

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 Taurang... (more)