With 30 class electrics providing 6000KW of power, train 232 from Wellington to Auckland should be on time through Piriaka. The location is between the famous Raurimu Spiral, which the train has d... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga powering through Papakura. This station has entirely changed now with the electrification of Auckland rail network. The building was relocated nearby. This is the ter... (more)

East-bound train bound for Tauranga emerges from the tunnel under Hamilton CBD and crosses high above the Waikato River. The steel bridge is 100' high and was the original railroad bridge until t... (more)

Train 126 from Westfield to Whangarei leans into the curve approaching Helensville station where there will be a crew change with south-bound train 125.

Back in the day of more general traffic on the North Auckland Line, train 126 from Westfield to Whangarei approaches Wellsford.

MetroPort train from Tauranga crosses the Waikato (the longest river in NZ.) This location is on the busiest section of the KiwiRail network between Auckland and Hamilton which has mostly double ... (more)

A south-bound freight runs between north and south lanes of Highway 1 between Auckland and Hamilton. The river is the Waikato which flows from Lake Taupo.

A shunt from Port of Auckland to the classification yard at Westfield emerges from Purewa Tunnel. This line skirts the waterfront and is shared with commuter trains. The DC class were rebuilt fr... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga crosses the 39m high Wainui Viaduct on the grade up to the Kaimai Tunnel (longest in NZ.) This is one of the busiest sections of railroad in NZ and was opened in 1978... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga has just passed through the nearly 9Km long Kaimai Tunnel and crossed an east-bound train at Hemopo at the western portal. Built by Dalian Locomotive - CNR, the 3600... (more)

The northbound northern explorer coming down hill into the Whangannui river valley and the town of Piriaka.

544 pulls into Waitotara for crew change with 14 more loads of milk.

In the early hours of the morning, banker driver Mike Kilsby idles train 826 out of the Otira tunnel and across the highest point of the Midland Line which links the east and west coasts of the So... (more)

A question I’d had at the back of my mind for many years was whether it might be possible to flash one of the Midland Line viaducts. While there was always the lingering fear that after a great ... (more)

If you're ever on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, you owe it to yourself to enjoy what is arguably the Best Burger In the World and perhaps the second best tempura-coated fish a... (more)