RailPictures.Net Photo: 7051 KiwiRail EMD GT22 MC (DFT) at Auckland, New Zealand by John Russell
 
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» Wiri, North Island Main Trunk 
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» March 05, 2016
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7051 hauls the Wellington bound Northern Explorer through Wiri, passing the Auckland Transport Electric Train depot. The locomotive was originally built in Canada 1979 to 1981. The train was built by Hillside in Dunedin, NZ and won a design award. A feature of the train is an open air window car. The 420-mile (680Km) journey takes about 11 hours.
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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.
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