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)

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. MP 9 is a MetroPort train heading to port of Tauranga reached by the 8.9Km long Kaimai ... (more)

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)

7008 has the phase 1 Kiwi Rail livery only used as trial on a select few locomotives repainted after KiwiRail was established by NZ Government in 2008. Coupled is DC 4634 an EMD G22AR rebuild of ... (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)