Fresh DLs

A brand new addition to the KiwiRail fleet, DL 9728 brings train 229 around the curves and down the Whangarata bank, gleaming in the winter sun

9 June 2023

DL 9728 brings train 229 down the grade, still shining after just days in service. The locomotive is one of 10 new DLs to arrive in 2023, with the additions entering service across May and June 2023

9 June 2023

At the rear of train 229 are more new additions - a rake of FIB wagons. Although fitted with twistlocks, the wagons are intended for log traffic with log cradles to be fitted using standard container dimensions

9 June 2023

Another new arrival to KiwiRail, DL 9757 passes through Pokeno township with train MP5 in tow

12 June 2023

Just before passing underneath Hitchen Road, DL 9757 heads onto the straight section through Pokeno, with its brand new paint shining in the morning winter sun

12 June 2023

Hauling an empty metroport train up the Whangarata bank, DL 9763 makes easy work of train MP8 heading to Auckland

12 June 2023

DL 9740 leads a fully loaded train MP8 up the Whangarata bank, working hard on one of its first runs

19 June 2023

Already slightly work stained on the front, the rest of DL 9740 still shines in the sun not long after the locomotive's entry into service

19 June 2023

After a couple of weeks in service, DL 9792 is seen leading train 229 out of Pokeno just before crossing McDonald Road

23 June 2023

In the winter sun between rain showers, DL 9792 hauls a short train 229 across McDonald Road in Pokeno

23 June 2023

Among the last of the new batch of 10 to enter service despite having the lowest number, DL 9694 leads train 229 around the S curves at Mercer

12 July 2023

Passing alongside State Highway 1 at Mercer, DL 9694 leads train 229 south towards Hamilton and Wellington, just a few days after entering service

12 July 2023

After a few weeks in service, DL 9711 still gleams as it works to bring train MP6 up the Whangarata bank out of Pokeno

19 July 2023

DL 9705 enters a cutting as it heads around the curve towards Whangarata with an empty train MP6 in tow

28 July 2023