DFB 7213 leads DC 4191 on train 627 from Napier passing through Otane (between Hastings and Waipawa.) 4-8-2 Ja 1271 with Steam Inc excursion train was waiting in the loop.
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.