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AK Open Day

An open day held to show off the new AK carriages before the commencement of the Northern Explorer

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King Country Steamer

Chasing the King Country Steamer excursion to Mercer

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Judges Bay and Tamaki Drive

We visit Tamaki Drive near Judges Bay in the evening

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Cab Ride

A cab ride from Papakura to Britomart via Glen Innes

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Manukau: Open Day and Day 1

The new Manukau station's open day and the first day of services the following day

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Railfan's Day

Glenbrook Vintage Railway's Railfan's Day, featuring a Ja, Ww, Da and De

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Britomart Overlander

The Overlander at Britomart prior to departure

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Northlander 2012

Mainline Steam's Northlander excursion returns for another year

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Karangahake Gorge

A peek at the former ECMT route through the Karangahake Gorge

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Auckland Rail

Trainspotting around Auckland

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Parnell Regraded

Day 1 of operations on the newly regraded Parnell grade

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Parnell Regrading

Following the Parnell regrading project

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Onehunga Electrification

Onehunga's near-completed electrification. We also look at Ellerslie and Puhinui projects

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The Overlander

Taking a trip from Wellington to Papakura on the Overlander

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Wellington: The Sequel

Our second visit to Wellington, starting from Featherston and focussing on bridges over rivers

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Napier Rail Yard

Visiting the Napier rail yard

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Pukekohe

Two visits over two days to Pukekohe station

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Charity Train Trip

Mainline Steam's charity trip for South Auckland Hospice

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Mangere's Final Days

We take a look at Mangere station during its final days of service prior to closure

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Glen Innes

Visiting Glen Innes on a sunny Auckland day

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Swanson and Ranui Wires

Wires strung up at Swanson and Ranui stations for electrification

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Rugby World Cup

Special trains and temporary passenger consists for the Rugby World Cup 2011

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EMU announcement

Announcing the new EMUs at Britomart

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Grafton

We visit Grafton station and the former Boston Road station

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Hastings

The water feature on the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line at Hastings

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Britomart from a Phone

For something different, we use a Windows Phone to capture Britomart

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Opaheke

Boundary Road and Sutton Road in Opaheke

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Silver Fern in Britomart

A Silver Fern railcar visits Britomart on a trial run from Hamilton

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Auckland Trams

The new trams on the Auckland waterfront

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Otahuhu Signal Box: Last Day

The last day of operations for the Otahuhu signal box

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Orakei Basin

Taking a look at Orakei Basin

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Longer Trains

The first week of 5-car SA sets and 6-car SA sets on the Southern and Eastern Lines

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Day 4 and the Overlander Home

We look at a new Matangi, then catch the Overlander home to Papakura

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Wellington: Day 3

Exploring the Hutt Valley Line, and see some new Matangis

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Wellington: Day 2

Spending the day exploring the Kapiti Line and the Johnsonville Line

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Wellington: Day 1

Our first day exploring the Wellington rail network

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Tauranga

A short trip to Tauranga where we see a freight train and the harbour bridge

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DL Arrival and Delivery

Arrival and delivery of the second shipment of DL locomotives

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Northlander 2011

Mainline Steam's Northlander excursion from Ellerslie to Whangarei and return

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Walking Train

A walking train organised by the Green Party to support the City Rail Link

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Britomart Stackers

Two ADLs and an ADK on one platform make for squished trains

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New Plymouth

We take a holiday to New Plymouth, seeing the Marton-New Plymouth Line, the Waitara preservation and a model railway

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Double Thunder

Ja 1250 and Ja 1271 team up to run the Double Thunder excursion from Waiuku to Hamilton

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Manukau Branch Construction

Construction of the new Manukau Branch Line

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New Lynn Trench

Trains in the trench as we visit a year after it opened to rail traffic

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Quay Park and Britomart

Quay Park Junction near Britomart, a very busy junction

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GVR Special

Glenbrook Vintage Railway running extra trains for a special event

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Revisiting the West

This time, we visit Mt Eden, Morningside, Baldwin Ave and others

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