Train 216 from Palmerston North approaches Papakura and the electrified Auckland network. The DL class has 3,600 HP MTU motors and is the second most powerful locomotive on the KiwiRail roster.
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.