A six car EMU runs along the causeway near Orakei station, not long after sunrise.

This SD class driving car is about to trail a Swanson service out of Auckland's underground Britomart station. These are form British Rail MkII passenger cars, converted for push-pull use on the A... (more)

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)

CNR Dalian built DL class were built from 2010 and are the first new locomotives in NZ for nearly 25 years.

CNR Dalian built DL class were built from 2010 and are the first new locomotives in NZ for nearly 25 years. Assisting DC 4467 is an EMD G22AR rebuild of DA class G12A which were introduced from 1... (more)

Empty log train passes through western suburbs en-route to Whangarei. The 200Km long North Auckland Line is rustic and rugged beyond the Waitakere terminus for Auckland Transport trains. It face... (more)

DFB 7267 leads DC 4300 in Tranz Rail livery on empty log train bound for Whangarei. The train will pass through 13 tunnels on the rustic and rugged North Auckland Line that serves New Zealand's n... (more)

The Northern Explorer is in the last 30 minutes of the day long journey from Wellington as it passes through Te Mahia on tracks shared with Auckland Transport trains.

Train 125 from Whangarei crests the 2% grade from New Lynn to Avondale in Auckland's western suburbs. Distant Waitakere Ranges parkland has over 100 hiking trails.

The Northern Explorer bound for Wellington this morning passing through Puhinui on Southern Line.

A port transfer shunt from Wiri to port passes through Orakei. The railway crosses the Orakei Basin which is an old crater, one of over 50 volcanoes dotting the Auckland urban area. The locomoti... (more)

A port transfer shunt from Wiri to port passes through Middlemore.

DFT 7008 hauls the Northern Explorer out of Purewa tunnel bound for Wellington, 670Km and 10 hours away. This train was an award winning design and built by Hillside, Dunedin. It entered service i... (more)