Escaping Auckland

DL 9291 leads train MP6M out of Huntly shortly before passing under the Waikato Expressway

20 December 2021

Just before crossing Fisher Road, DL 9291 leads train MP6M through the S curves out of Huntly

20 December 2021

Getting under way from Hautapu, DC 4853 lifts train M52P and heads back towards Te Rapa

20 December 2021

DC 4853 crosses a private driveway just outside Hautapu as it starts with train M52P

20 December 2021

At Matangi, DC 4853 crawls through the town with the track barely visible from this angle

20 December 2021

DC 4853 leads train M52P over Tauwhare Road on the slow trip towards the ECMT

20 December 2021

Just before entering the ECMT, DC 4853 stops train M52P to wait for the points to be set

20 December 2021

With the points now set, DC 4853 leaves the Hautapu Industrial Line and enters the East Coast Main Trunk

20 December 2021

DC 4853 is now on ECMT rails as it leads train M52P towards Te Rapa

20 December 2021

DL 9227 and DL 9066 slow train 229 through Rotokauri just before entering Te Rapa yard

20 December 2021

Heading the other way, DL 9596 leads train MP8 through Rotokauri station towards Auckland

20 December 2021

Train MP8 passes the temporarily unused Rotokauri station as it heads towards Auckland

20 December 2021