Videos

Rail 150 Day 2 - DG 772 and DJ 1209's excursion to Kaikoura and return

Rail 150 Day 1 - the departure of RM 24, arrival of Ja 1240 and some freight trains

Ja 1240's delivery trip to Christchurch, behind DL 9014

AM 103 on a series of test runs between Puhinui and Otahuhu

Soon to be the only ones of their kind left in service, DBRs 1254 and 1199 top-and-tail the SX set at Papakura and Puhinui

Auckland EMU AMP 103 on its first run under its own power

The Railway Enthusiasts Society's Wine and Dine Flyer from Waiuku to Helensville and return, with Ja 1250 on 15 September 2013

Ja 1275 on a short excursion train to mark the beginning of Rail Safety Week

DXB 5108 leads train 210 through Papakura

Standing back and overlooking the Orakei Basin

The last DQ movement in New Zealand, with DH 2839 towing DQ 6376 and DQ 6324

Chasing Mission Bush trains 142 and 134

Several freight trains and the Northern Explorer around the northern Waikato area

Sutton Road Part 2: Three commuter trains (one twice), including the SX set

Three Pukekohe passenger trains and DFT 7322 on train 230P at Sutton Road

Trains around Newmarket and the Parnell Tunnel

Mainline Steam's Fieldays excursion and the Northern Explorer at Boundary Road

Trains around New Lynn in the rain

DFT 7008 leads train 125 through Penrose

Mainline Steam's Kaipara Cannonball excursion from Ellerslie to Helensville and return, behind their newest locomotive Ja 1240 on its third mainline trip

DL 9170 leads EF 30232 out of Westfield and through Te Mahia on train 229. EF 30232 was in Auckland to use the wheel lathe

DL 9066 leads DQ 6382 and DQ 6347 on train 232S through Papakura

DFB 7239 leads train 227 through Papakura on the freight bypass track (Down Main)

DL 9043 on train 227 and DLs 9066 and 9014 on train 178 through Papakura

DL 9014 leads train MP2 through Papakura Platform 3

DL 9037 leads train 229 through Papakura

Trains around the Papakura Bank

Investigating Morningside's level crossing after an accident involving a wheelchair

Out and about Auckland's rail network, the week before services return to normal

DL 9037 leads train MP7 through Pukekohe station, after DC 4093 departs Pukekohe and before DC 4732 arrives

Day 1 of operations for the new Platform 3 at Papakura station

Glenbrook Vintage Railway's Big Engine Weekend, featuring Ja 1240 on its first passenger suns since restoration

DL 9164 leads train 228 through Papakura

Progress on the EMU depot at Wiri, September 2012

ETM 417 and ETM 201 cross Hitchen Road on their way to a worksite, prior to DL 9187 on train 348 and DL 9158 on train MP6

Update on the Papakura station upgrade project

Passenger trains around Quay Park junction

DC 4093 arrives and departs Papakura with a 6-car SA set, in place of the usual DFT or DFB class locomotive

DC 4732 departs Papakura shortly before DL 9204 resumes train MP6

DL 9020 leads train 229 past ADL 805 in the backshunt at Papakura

Progress on the new EMU depot at Wiri

DXC 5385 and DXC 5212 lead empty coal train 849 past Ka 942 at Christchurch

DL 9170 leading train MP6 through Papakura, and a station progress update

DFT 7064 on train 229 through Papakura

DC 4369 on an SA6 at Papakura

Progress on the Papakura station redevelopment

Trains at Papkaura under the new signalling. The ADK was arriving empty from Pukekohe and the ADL departing for Pukekohe empty due to a lack of space to store them at Papakura

Trains around Papakura station on its last full day of manual lever signalling