Miscellaneous and Happenings

DL 9688 leading a short train 228 through Kellyville, with DL 9400 in tow

20 March 2025

Pulling out of Puhinui perfectly on time, SRV 5859 leads DFB 7335 as train 100 pulls away from Puhinui station, after dropping off passengers

25 March 2025

SRV 5859 meets AM 892 just north of Puhinui station, as the 4-car set accelerates away and heads for The Strand

25 March 2025

DFB 7335 pushes its set out of Puhinui, meeting AM 892 heading for Pukekohe

25 March 2025

A near-cloudless sky over Puhinui station, with AM 892 stopped on a run to Pukekohe. Above, a United Boeing 777 makes its final approach into Auckland Airport

25 March 2025

Looking the other way from the same bridge, AM 565 and a partner arrive at Puhinui near the end of their run to Manukau

25 March 2025

A semi-regular feature in the last few weeks has been this charter trip, running from The Strand to Waharoa. DBR 1254 takes charge of the short train, heading to Waharoa with a load of passengers before returning to Glenbrook empty. Note the red stop disc on the third main, waiting for the completion of Middlemore station

25 March 2025

DBR 1254, rolling through peak hour traffic on the Northern Explorer slot, approaches Puhinui station on its journey south to Waharoa

25 March 2025

At Shakespeare Road, Ww 480 waits for passengers to reboard after a photo run, with its exhaust steam flowing around the tree overhead

6 April 2025

Viewed from on board an older unit, AM 1005 stops at Te Mahia on a run to Pukekohe. The brand-new unit entered service in the last few days, making its way across all of Auckland's lines

8 April 2025

AM 958 and AM 714 sit at Manukau station, with AM 958 on the tail of the next service to Waitematā

8 April 2025

A large pile of ballast has appeared at Papakura station, higher even than the nearby bridge. The ballast is to be used between here and Homai during track renewals

8 April 2025

Sitting in a shed at Taumarunui, DBR 1213 and DBR 1200 hide from the weather at the Taumarunui Rail Action Centre. The locomotives are owned by DBM Contracting, and are stored here pending a future

28 April 2025

AM 1018 stops at Puhinui station, heading for Manukau. This is also one of the brand new units, entering service after the Easter 2025 shutdown

29 April 2025

AM 1018 departs Puhinui for Manukau, heading through the rain

29 April 2025

DL 9319 rolls down the Whangarata bank with train B33, consisting of ETM 731 and ETM 744. The brand-new tampers are heading south to Palmerston North, where the units will be based when entering service

3 May 2025

The two new tampers under tow en route to Palmerston North on train B33

3 May 2025

The new tampers feature an adaptation of the same KiwiRail livery applied to locomotives, in addition to the usual yellow-all-over colour

3 May 2025

Hiding behind wagons at the steel mill yard in Mission Bush is DBR 1295, on loan to the mill from the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. The locomotive is on loan to the mill while their own locomotive is repaired

4 May 2025