Almost new DL 9325 hauls train 211 south through Te Mahia en-route to Wellington. Built by Dallian CNR Group, the DL class is the first Chinese built diesel to be exported to a western railroad.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.