A close-up of the switch panel in the cab of KiwiRail EMD unit DBR1226.

Train 224 a wellington to Auckland freight is crossing the Otaki river at the southern end of the north island main trunk line.

Train 262 a Wellington to Palmerston North freight train leaves Otaki on the north island main trunk line with a consist of mainly empty log cars

DFB7186 and DXB5137 arrive in Auckland's Westfield Yard with a freight service from Hamilton and Wellington before sunrise. At this time, older classes such as the DFT/DFB and DX Series locos were... (more)

DXB and DXC locomotives were brought back from South Island to fill in for the CNR DL class sidelined when asbestos was discovered. This train from the steel mill at Mission Bush south-west of Auc... (more)

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)

DH heavy shunting locomotives get out on the mainline around Auckland frequently with port traffic transfers. This pair are returning with empties to Westfield from Wiri inland port. The DH clas... (more)

DXB and DXC locomotives were brought back from South Island to fill in for the CNR DL class sidelined when asbestos was discovered. This MetroPort train has arrived from Auckland's Southdown term... (more)

DC locos 4409 and 4565 have been getting around a lot more with the sidelining of DL class fleet. 482 to Kinleith paper mill is approaching Marsh St and Sulphur Point port terminal. The train ori... (more)

Train 228 from Wellington approaches Papakura and the suburbs of Auckland and will soon arrive at Westfield. The DX class is nick-named Dixies by rail fans and there have been plenty of them in t... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga approaches Papakura hauled by a DXC brought up from South Island after the sidelining of the CNR built DL class fleet. The DXC has modifications for working through t... (more)

Train 134 from NZ Steel (Mission Bush) to Westfield passes through Drury and will soon be passing through southern suburbs of Auckland. The DF class were originally built in Canada in 1979 and we... (more)

If 40 CNR built DL class locos being sidelined for asbestos testing and remedial work wasn't enough, the fleet of new carriages had to be recalled. Tranz Scenic carriages which are for charter us... (more)

Train 243 from Westfield to Wellington approaches Opaheke Road between Papakura and Drury, just beyond the section of the North Island Main Traink electrified for Southern Line Auckland Transport ... (more)