Auckland Freights

DL 9112 passes under the evening sun with six IP class wagons in tow

13 November 2015

Close up view of IP 177 at Papakura

13 November 2015

DH 2845 sits at Westfield waiting for the port shunt to arrive

14 November 2015

Westfield yard viewed from the road bridge, with a rake of IP wagons in view

14 November 2015

DL 9360 brings a late train 228S into Westfield

14 November 2015

In the background, work has started on the Otahuhu bus/train interchange, as DL 9360 enters Westfield yard

14 November 2015

DL 9360 enters the Westfield yard

14 November 2015

DL 9354 brings MP15 up to speed again as it passes through Mangere on the opposing main

14 November 2015

Train MP15 gets under way after receiving clearance to pass a work site

14 November 2015

DL 9020 leads train MP5 past the newly opened Puhinui shelter

25 November 2015

Clean DL 9475 and weathered DL 9187 lead a late train 210 through Puhinui

25 November 2015

DL 9446 and DL 9089 bring train 210 through Puhinui

3 December 2015

DL 9256 brings train MP7 through the former station site at Paerata

29 December 2015

DCP 4611 leads DL 9319 on empty coal train 141 through Tuakau

29 December 2015

DCP 4611 and DL 9319 power through Tuakau with the empty coal train

29 December 2015

Train 141 passes the old Tuakau station site on its way to Huntly

29 December 2015

DL 9291 hauls train MP15 through Opaheke

16 January 2016

DL 9291 catches the fading evening light as it heads south to Tauranga

16 January 2016

DL 9423 leads dead DXB 5108 and DFB 7010 through Opaheke

16 January 2016

With DL 9423 doing all the work, train 243 passes through Opaheke

16 January 2016

Freshly overhauled DFB 7010 contrasts with weathered DXB 5108 and weathering DL 9423. As part of its overhaul, DFB 7010 became the first locomotive to loose its MAXX livery

16 January 2016

The three locomotives in various states of cleanliness head south

16 January 2016

DCP 4611 and DC 4594 head train 211 across Walters Road

29 January 2016

The bright pair of locomotives about to cross the pedestrian crossing at Tironui

29 January 2016

AM 687 crosses train 211 at Walters Road

29 January 2016

DC 4219, DC 4916 and DC 4571 lead train 134 through Tironui

29 January 2016

The locomotive pair in the setting sun with the relatively light train 134

29 January 2016

DL 9279 and DL 9446 lead dead DXB 5114 and DC 4594 on train 235

7 February 2016

Train 235 heads out of the evening sun down the grade at Whangarata

7 February 2016

DL 9158 brings train MP8 up the Whangarata bank

7 February 2016

DL 9158 heads into the evening sun at Whangarata

7 February 2016

DL 9319 and DC 4565 lead train MP9S through Whangarata

7 February 2016

DFT 7145 heads south through Puhinui with train 211

19 February 2016

DFT 7092 leads Saturday daytime freight train 228S through Homai

20 February 2016

DFT 7092 rolls through Homai, following an EMU

20 February 2016

Now a rare breed, DBR 1199 and DBR 1226 get under way with the port shunt from Wiri

5 March 2016

Two thirds of the remaining DBR fleet, with DBR 1267 the third, bring wagons out of Wiri

5 March 2016

DL 9256 leads dead DXB 5051 through Wiri with a mostly empty train 228S

5 March 2016

DFT 7051 and DFT 7226 lead the weekend northbound overnight service, train 248, through Paerata, shortly after entering the Auckland suburban area

20 March 2016

Skirting alongside State Highway 22, the two DFTs lead train 248 elephant style

20 March 2016

Train 248 climbs a small grade through Paerata

20 March 2016

DL 9377 hauls train 248 from Wellington through Drury. The end of Daylight Saving overnight gave this train an extra hour of running time, but passed through here just 30 minutes early

3 April 2016

DL 9377 leads train 248 around the curve through Drury

3 April 2016

MP5S with DL 9141 on the head crosses Sutton Road near Drury

3 April 2016

DL 9112 hauls train MP5 through Puhinui station in the tail end of the morning peak

8 April 2016

DL 9423 brings train MP7 past AM 116 at Manurewa

9 April 2016

DL 9423 rolls slowly through Manurewa with train MP7

9 April 2016

DL 9020 hauls train MP4 through the old Manurewa station site

9 April 2016