Martinus in New Zealand

Sitting in the yard at Mission Bush, DC 4571 and DC 4041 have returned from their trip to Australia, and are planned to be used on work trains in Auckland for the City Rail Link. The locomotives still retain their modifications for Australia, most notably the air conditioning fitted to DC 4571

28 December 2022

DC 4571 and DC 4041 sit among a number of other privately owned vehicles. DSC 2720, owned by KiwiRail waits for its next shunting duty, with DBM Contracting's DA 1429 and DC 4421 sitting in the rake. A number of DBM-owned wagons are also stored in the yard, as well as Mainline Steam locomotives

28 December 2022

Now parked at Glenbrook after being moved during February, DC 4041 and DC 4571 sit in the backshunt ahead of testing and recommissioning

1 March 2023

Sitting in the near-autumn sun, DC 4041 and DC 4571 rest after their working holiday

1 March 2023

DC 4571 and DC 4041 tucked away in the backshunt at Glenbrook

1 March 2023

At Glenbrook, DC 4571 has had a grill removed. Other small details are visible in this closer view, including several additional lights for steps and number boards

1 March 2023

Looking like a bush railway, DC 4571 sits next to a tree growing towards the line

1 March 2023

The rear of both DC 4041 and DC 4571, coupled together at Glenbrook. DC 4041 still sports its DA style number boards, installed after an accident in 1990

1 March 2023

A closer view of the rear number boards shows the extra lights installed, which have also been installed on the front of the locomotives

1 March 2023

DC 4041 head on parked at the end of the line. The green sticker on the nose is the "passed inspection" sticker from Biosecurity New Zealand, and the white sticker is shipping information for the ship it travelled on

1 March 2023

Replacing the DCs in the backshunt at Glenbrook, two Martinus ballast wagons are now stored on the railway

3 June 2023

Viewed from the other side, the two wagons sit in the sun at Glenbrook, with another two stored in the mainline connection with the ADLs. The wagons were built brand new for use in Australia, and are now planned to be used in New Zealand for City Rail Link work

3 June 2023