Miscellaneous and Happenings

AMA 1020 is the last vehicle on the train, as the new unit trails into Pukekohe

24 May 2025

Also around Pukekohe is AM 1005, the first of the third batch of AM class EMUs to arrive and enter service. The unit is seen here stabled in the new backshunt next to the bus stops

24 May 2025

AM 1005 stabled for the weekend at Pukekohe

24 May 2025

Heading south towards Hamilton, this Speno rail grinder heads down the Whangarata bank into Pōkeno. The identification of the rail grinder is presumably ETM 798

4 June 2025

DBR 1254 and DA 1410 heads down the Whangarata bank with train D059, en route to Tokoroa. The train is running a tour around the upper North Island before joining the festivities for the FRONZ 50th in Palmerston North

11 June 2025

Just hours later after the passage of train D059, Ww 644 rolls down the grade in the same location with train A061, en route to Hamilton on its 5 day trip to Palmerston North

11 June 2025

DFB 7307 rolls down the Whangarata bank into Pōkeno with train 201, running wrong line. A broken rail on the Down Main near Mercer closed that track between there and Pukekohe, forcing train 201 to run wrong line. In the consist is recently repainted AK 2024, wearing the newer Great Journeys of New Zealand livery

19 July 2025

DFB 7307, seemingly permanently assigned to the Northern Explorer, leads train 201 south through Puhinui station

28 July 2025

Recently repainted AK 2024 in the consist of train 201. The new livery features a "lighter" version of the black design applied to the AKP carriage, as well as a splash of colour

28 July 2025

At Manukau, newbies AM 1059 and AM 1114 sit next to each other, with the pair of units on the left departing first

29 July 2025

Part way through its return journey to Glenbrok, Ww 644 ran two shuttle trips from Hamilton, one to Morrinsville and one to Huntly. The locomotive is seen here ahead of departure to Morrinsville, the day after arriving at Hamilton

24 August 2025

After returning from Morrinsville, Ww 644 is serviced on Platform 2, then coupled back to its train

24 August 2025

With the GVR truck alongside, Ww 644 is serviced while passengers disembark and a new set board for the trip to Huntly

24 August 2025

The GVR truck unloads coal into the bunker of Ww 644, ahead of departure for Huntly

24 August 2025

Ww 644 puts on a show on the Whangarata bank, finally returning to Glenbrook after being away for two months

24 August 2025

In the distance, Ww 644 and its train are seen near the top of the Whangarata bank, heading home to Glenbrook

24 August 2025