Looking like a snake slithering around the hills DFB 7158 and DXB 5120 lead a train towards Wanganui

DFB 7158 leads 7049 on train 126 to Whangarei passing through back country between Helensville and Kaipara Flats. The line which has been under threat of closure for many years is soon closing fo... (more)

DFB 7158 leads 7049 on train 126 to Whangarei passing through back country between Kaipara Flats and Wellsford. The line which has been under threat of closure for many years is soon closing for ... (more)

The DF class was built by GM in Canada and upgraded to GT22MC in 1990's. Metlink leases KiwiRail power for trains between the capital and Masterton. I was going to black-list this location if this... (more)

The Northern Explorer is nearing the end of a 420 mile journey from the capital as it skirts the waterfront approach to the new downtown station in Auckland. This rural looking scene is only a fe... (more)

The Auckland bound Northern Explorer approaches Papakura, southern terminal station for Auckland Transport electric unit services. The train was built at Hillside, Dunedin and entered service in 2... (more)

The Northern Explorer train at speed through Levin bound for Auckland. The journey of 420 miles/ 680km takes approx 11 hours and is popular with tourists.

Train 628 to Napier exits tunnel 1 in the Manawatu Gorge. This photo taken from Highway 3 which is mostly built out on bridge sections from the steep hillside.

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

DFB 7158 hauls the Northern Explorer through Ngaruawahia towards Wellington about 350 miles on. The DFT/ DFB are turbo rebuilds of EMD G22MC built in Canada from 1979. The coaches on this train ... (more)

Southbound through the curves to the north of Patea.

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)

Trains on the Murupara Branch serve one of the largest forestry operations in the world. The logs are processed into paper at the nearby mill at Kawerau or exported through the port of Mt Maunganu... (more)

The office! This particular office being a Canadian assembled GM, class of '79, twice rebuilt.

Mmmm nothing like a good wedgie first thing in the morning eh! 543 in the hole waits to cross northbound freight service 526 at Waitotara on a stunning summer morning. 7158 has not long returned... (more)