EF 30042 in Tranz Rail livery approaches Mangaweka with Feilding District Steam Rail excursion train bound for National Park. The line was electrified in the 1980's and these 4000 HP locomotives ... (more)

DC 4012 with Steam Incorporated Grand Circle excursion approaches Featherston. This trip runs from Paekakariki to Wellington and then the length of the Wairarapa Line and back to Paekakariki depo... (more)

Ab 608 hauled Steam Incorporated Tour train meets DFT 7199 working train 624 from Palmerston North to Napier at Takapau.

DXB5074 rolls out of the Waitakere tunnel with a load of plantation timber from Whangarei. Thanks to John Russell for filling in the details on this working!

What a view! An empty coal train from Lyttleton to Ngakawau has picked up some speed after passing a slow zone near Craigieburn (visible on the left), and is now headed towards Cass. In the backgr... (more)

Sometimes the weather just won't work in your favour. Just as yesterday, the fog stayed thick until well after the TranzAlpine had gone past Cass, so my nice plans were foiled, and I had to improv... (more)

After a few two days of poor weather (lots of rain, some snow, had to use chains for the first time in my life, heh) and two mediocre days with limited success the weather was surprisingly good to... (more)

DFT class No.7092 leads the north bound 'Northern Explorer' near Hihitahi, on its journey from Wellington to Auckland. These luxurious passenger cars were built on the South Island at Dunedin's Hi... (more)

After trimming the bushes this spot looks nice and clean, and even the sun came out a little when DXB class 5448 came by with a train to Picton.

A freight train to Picton crosses lake Grassmere, which has an active salt industry. It produces about 30'000 tons of salt per year, which covers about half of New Zealands salt consumption.

DFB7307 races over the Hutt River at Silverstream, with a service to Masterton.

Kiwirail freight 547, with containers and empty milk tanks, leaving the cutting beside the former Kai Iwi tunnel (portal visible at right) on the Marton-New Plymouth line.

Port shuttles between new Wiri inland port terminal and the wharves in Auckland keep veteran DBR locomotives busy in their twilight years. The mural has fine detail of Ww 644 at old Papatoetoe sta... (more)

An Auckland Transport train crosses an inlet of Orakei Basin which is actually a crater, one of over 50 volcanic features in the Auckland district. There are several DC locomotives in KiwiRail liv... (more)

Northern Explorer passes through Papatoetoe bound for Wellington which will be reached in about 10 hours. The train was built by Hillside Enginering in Dunedin and won a design award. In the dista... (more)