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)

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)

Mixed manifest train bound for the port at Mt Maunganui crosses the Whakatao Stream immediately after exiting the nearly 9Km long Kaimai Tunnel. Ferns (particularly the Silver Fern) are a feature ... (more)

Railway Enthusiasts Society ran a trip to celebrate biannual Whangamomona Republic Day with streamlined Ka 942. It is seen here departing Whangamomona on the Stratford to Okahukura Line. This line... (more)

Nestled in a mountain valley in the middle of the South Island, Otira is lucky to see an hour of sunshine in the middle of winter, that’s if you can see the sky at all as this is an area often a... (more)

A DX+DC combo head up the Cass Bank in the Tranz Rail blue days

This unit coal train, having loaded in the coalfields to the west, is now depositing black diamonds into the loader for eventual placement on ocean-going vessels for international export. Seen fro... (more)

A short freight train heads through the scenic area of Ethelton on the South Island of New Zealand

Tranz Rail DX 5384/4559 working #730 northbound goods crosses the Seddon road/rail bridge on New Zealand’s South Island. Like the single track railway line, the bridge is also one-way except it... (more)

Tranz Rail DC 4876 hauls the Tranz Scenic’s #701 Coastal Pacific service along New Zealand’s South Island coast near Waipapa Bay. Tranz Scenic's Coastal Pacific had recently been acquired by A... (more)

The TranzAlpine rests amongst the wildflowers at world famous Arthur's Pass station, the summit of the crossing between the east and west coasts of New Zealand's south island.

The TranzAlpine, having turned on the other end of town, splits the small west coast Hamlet of Greymouth on New Zealand's south island as she heads back through town toward the station to c... (more)

DX waiting for it's next job

Paused between jobs at Te-Rapa