AM class introduction

AM 131 departs Homai, shortly before entering Wiri station limits and coming back onto familiar tracks

31 January 2015

AM 266 pulls into Papakura with an afternoon service

31 January 2015

AM 266 reflects Papakura station as the train waits for departure

31 January 2015

After arriving at Britomart, AM 266 waits for the next service

31 January 2015

Just prior to departure, AM 266 sits in Platform 5

31 January 2015

Back at Papakura, AM 266 meets ADL 808 on a Pukekohe shuttle service, providing an insight to the future of Pukekohe services

31 January 2015

Representing the last diesel suburban service, ADL 802 makes a run from Pukekohe to Papakura, connecting with an AM at Papakura. The unit is seen here crossing Boundary Road

16 May 2015

AM 497, one of the newer units, pulls into Papakura station on the first weekend of full EMU services

16 May 2015

AM 497 stands at Papakura awaiting departure

16 May 2015

AM 497 shortly before departure from Papakura

16 May 2015

The following service in the form of AM 172 arrives at Papakura

16 May 2015

AM 172 ready to depart Papakura

16 May 2015

AM 198 barrels down the straight track across Walters Road

16 May 2015

Near Manurewa, AM 319 glistens in the morning sun heading for Papakura

16 May 2015

Heading back to Britomart, AM 198 accelerates out of Manurewa

16 May 2015

Hiding behind various poles, AM 511 makes a stop at Takanini on the run north to Britomart. At the time this was taken, AM 511 had been in service for just eight days

16 May 2015

AM 511 leans into the small curve before crossing Manuroa Road

16 May 2015

AM 511 heading into the sun as it crosses Manuroa Road

16 May 2015

AM 185 waits at Britomart Platform 1 to make a run to Swanson, on the second day of regularly scheduled EMU services on the Western Line

17 May 2015

AM 185 waits in the sun at Swanson

17 May 2015

AM 185 parked under the distinctive Swanson overbridge

17 May 2015

AM 185 departs Swanson for Britomart

17 May 2015

The following service, AM 375, pulls into Swanson station

17 May 2015

At Glen Eden, AM 375 makes a routine stop on its way to Britomart

17 May 2015

AM 334 arrives at Glen Eden half an hour later

17 May 2015

AM 428 gets under way from Glen Eden, but not before being stopped by emergency brakes

17 May 2015

After a confused AM 428 gets the brakes off, the unit crosses Glenview Road

17 May 2015

AM 428 heads for Swanson

17 May 2015

The following service, a six-car train with AM 306 and AM 281, climbs the grade after having the same emergency brake issue

17 May 2015

AM 428 arrives at Glen Eden back from Swanson

17 May 2015

AM 428 looks natural in its surroundings at New Lynn

17 May 2015

AM 281 leads AM 306 out of the trench at New Lynn

17 May 2015

AM 334 enters the New Lynn trench

17 May 2015

AM 253 approaches Morningside station

17 May 2015

AM 253 makes a passenger stop at Morningside

17 May 2015

The unit gets under way from Morningside

17 May 2015

AM 334 crosses New North Road on its return trip to Britomart

17 May 2015

AM 172 pulls into Morningside

17 May 2015

AM 172 stops at Grafton

17 May 2015

AM 253 descends the grade from Grafton to Newmarket

17 May 2015

Climbing the same grade towards Grafton, AM 172 makes light work of the incline

17 May 2015

AM 281 at Britomart before making a trip to Papakura

17 May 2015

The lack of a haze caused by fumes is evident here as Britomart is fully electric for the first time, barring the Northern Explorer

17 May 2015