4751 leads 4104 on train 126 conveying empty log and wood chip wagons approaching Helensville just beyond the western suburbs. Log traffic will cease beyond Whangarei later this year with the remaining 199Km of the line under threat of closure.
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.