DFB 7335 assists 4041 (an EMD G12 rebuild) moving a train load of logs from Waingawa near Masterton to CentrePort in the capital. In the distance is Rimutaka range which the train has passed thro... (more)

Ex Auckland Transport leased DC leads 4605 and DL 9095 on a late running MetroPort train from Tauranga. These trains run around the clock to an inland port in Auckland and are almost exclusively h... (more)

It's a year since the last diesel locomotive worked Auckland Transport services on the Western Line. 4104 hauls one of the last trains from Waitakere up the 2% grade to Waitakere tunnel. Trains on... (more)

It's a year since the last diesel locomotive worked Auckland Transport services on the Western Line. In the last 2 weeks before full takeover by electric trains, 4818 hauls a train from Swanson t... (more)

The Northern Explorer crosses Orakei basin, one of Auckland's many volcanic features. The train entered service in 2012 and will take nearly 11 hours to reach the capital 420 miles south.

4444 was originally built by General Motors Canada entering service in 1967 as DA 1526. It was rebuilt in 1979 as DC type (G22AR.) It was painted in MAXX livery with modifications for use on push... (more)

DC 4571 leads DC 4104 on train 126 to Whangarei arriving at Waitakere where a stop is made to obtain track warrant for next section to Helensville. The train has just passed through the first of ... (more)

DC 4467 leads DL 9354 on train 134 from NZ Steel at Mission Bush to Westfield. The JPS covered wagons carry steel coils.

DC class locomotives were rebuilt with new cabs and prime movers from EMD G12 model (DA class) first introduced in 1955. Most are still in service, a testimony to EMD quality!

DC 4605 leads 4300 through Fernlea, Palmerston North bound for Oringi Milk Transfer. The train will return about 2 hours later loaded with milk for the milk powder factory at Whareroa. With expan... (more)

4254 near Swanson with train from Waitakere, just days before electric units took over all Western Line services. Buses replace trains on this section beyond Swanson which now has only has KiwiRai... (more)

DC 4939 leads DL 9227 on train 191 from Auckland port to Westfield, diverted via Newmarket due to track closures which also saw it running down the up main. This made for a very rare photo opport... (more)

Metlink train 1615 from Masterton to Wellington crosses Hutt River at Silverstream. DFT locomotives have now replaced DC locomotives. These commuter trains pass through Rimutaka tunnel which is ... (more)

4951 descends from Waitakere tunnel with a train to Waitakere in the last few weeks of locomotive hauled commuter trains on the Western Line. After electric units took over all trains on the netw... (more)

4751 leads 4104 on train 125 from Whangarei approaching Swanson for a slot in between electric units serving western suburbs. Log traffic will cease beyond Whangarei later this year with the rema... (more)