Auckland at Night

An ADK passes the Wiri depot, from which an EMU will shortly head out on a test run

27 February 2014

Another ADK, heading north, lights up the staff only bridge at Wiri

27 February 2014

DC 4922 at Papatoetoe with one of the last trains for the day

27 February 2014

DL 9354 leads train 217 through Papatoetoe

27 February 2014

ADL 803 arrives at Papatoetoe, travelling to Manukau via Newmarket due to a Block of Line

27 February 2014

ADL 803 boards passengers at Papatoetoe

27 February 2014

DC 4254 arrives at Papatoetoe shortly afterwards, heading to Papakura

27 February 2014

The train awaits passengers

27 February 2014

An ADL departs Papatoetoe with the second to last train of the day

27 February 2014

SD 6026 leads an empty service through Papatoetoe, after the last service has passed

27 February 2014

A signal at Penrose indicates use of the bi-directional signalling

27 February 2014

An empty double ADL unit was sent from Newmarket on the opposing main

27 February 2014

Just one minute later, ADL 802 arrives with the last passenger service of the night

27 February 2014

ADL 802 waits at Penrose

27 February 2014

Well after the last train, DC 4565 and DFT 7145 lead train 124 through Penrose station

27 February 2014

The bi-directional signalling was well used, with DH 2839 and DH 2868 running light to the Ports of Auckland, on the opposing main at least as far as Newmarket

27 February 2014

DH 2868 and DH 2839 return from the port with containers for Westfield, in the process overtaking AM 103 at Remuera - the third use of bi-directional signalling after hours

27 February 2014