With the Southern Alps all around, the world famous Tranz Alpine winds its way along the Otira river on its way to Greymouth

TGV/INOUI/9713 high speed train with departure in París (Lyon station) and bound for Barcelone (Sants station).

Banker locomotives DXC5195-DXC5206-DXC5391 trail the west-bound 'TranzAlpine' into the 8.5km long Otira Tunnel. The tunnel is on a constant 1 in 33 gradient, and although the train is descending i... (more)

Taken just moments after my previous image (No.597291), KiwiRail banker locomotives DXC5385-5419-5520 lead a 'Silver Fern' railcar out of Arthur's Pass yard and over the Bealey River. Immediately ... (more)

Viewed from a waterfall on the Avalanche Peak track, KiwiRail banker locomotives DXC5385-5419-5520 lead a 'Silver Fern' railcar out of Arthur's Pass yard. The train will shortly enter the 8.5km lo... (more)

Ahh no! they've replaced the character-laden rickety old wooden bridge across the Cass River with this clean and functional item. DCs 4513 + 4761 head west with a decent off-season train of seven ... (more)

A pair of cleanish KiwiRail DCs roll the TranzAlpine passenger train across the Broken River Viaduct, the third of four viaducts it will cross on its westward journey. While it's hardly the Orient... (more)

It's not quite as fancy as Switzerland's Landwasserviadukt, but New Zealand makes do with the locality of Staircase (population:0). After leaving an unmanned passing loop of the same name, wes... (more)

After traversing the Waimakariri gorge, Staircase and Broken River, the TranzAlpine passenger train reaches relatively flat land for a brief period as it heads toward the Southern Alps on a lovely... (more)

It finally happens. MTR renewed LRV 1005 links with the ex-KCR LRV 1057. Something similar happened 13 years ago when KCR renew their LRV and changed the livery from orange, white to red, blue and... (more)

DXB5460 DCP4513 on 803 TranzAlpine crossing the Taramakau River West of Jacksons

On a perfect mid-winter midmorning, DFT 7199 and DC 4761 swing the Tranz Alpine passenger train away from Lake Brunner and alongside the picturesque Arnold river as they head towards their destina... (more)

Sitting here at a desk in an office in a building in the middle of Long Island, I'm supposed to be working - but instead I'm posting a picture on RP and missing my homeland of New Zealand. Once or... (more)