Metroports and Bridge Works

DL 9164 brings train MP5 across Sutton Road, on the first scheduled weekend run for this train

11 October 2015

Appearing to run over the road, MP5 heads towards Drury

11 October 2015

Before the barrier arms had a chance to rise, DL 9066 and DL 9509 show up with train 248

11 October 2015

MP5 snakes through Mercer

11 October 2015

DL 9164 passes along the expressway at Mercer with train MP5

11 October 2015

Exiting the double track section, DL 9164 enters Te Kauwhata and passes the old platform

11 October 2015

DL 9164 passes the old Te Kauwhata platform with train MP5. The station lost all services when the Overlander cut the station from its timetable

11 October 2015

DL 9164 crosses Te Kauwhata Road

11 October 2015

At Taupiri, DL 9164 slowly passes the Taupiri bridge work site

11 October 2015

Partially hidden behind the new bridge, DL 9164 crosses the old bridge

11 October 2015

Now through Hamilton and among the lush green grass of the Waikato, DL 9164 picks up the pace as train MP5 crosses State Highway 1B

11 October 2015

DL 9164 speeds over State Highway 1B with train MP5

11 October 2015

Heading in the opposite direction, DL 9154 and DL 9291 cross Hutchinson Road with train MP6

11 October 2015

DL 9354 and DL 9291 pass through Ruakura with train MP6

11 October 2015

At Taupiri, the Up main is being redirected onto the new bridge over the weekend

11 October 2015

DC 4571 and DC 4185 wait near the work site with ballast

11 October 2015

DL 9354 and DL 9291 slowly roll through Taupiri, running wrong line

11 October 2015

Passing under Mt Taupiri, DL 9354 and DL 9291 pass the bridge work site

11 October 2015

Clear of the work site and having switched tracks at Huntly, DL 9354 and DL 9291 continue north, now behind schedule

11 October 2015

DL 9354 and DL 9291 bring train MP6 through the S curves just out of Huntly

11 October 2015

Back in Auckland, DL 9354 and DL 9291 bring train MP6 past the old platform at Tuakau

11 October 2015