Auckland Freights

Passing through a heavy rain shower, DL 9671 soldiers on with train MR8 in tow, crossing Logan Road in Buckland. At this point, the train would be almost equally split between Auckland and Waikato, with the boundary crossing the railway about 350 metres south of the level crossing

29 May 2025

On an ETCS test run, DL 9567 heads north through Puhinui station, running around the Auckland metro area

9 December 2025

DL 9302 leads a late running train 220F across Spartan Road in Takanini, a crossing with a limited future as one slated to be removed in the next few years

20 December 2025

DL 9020 passes through Takanini hot on the heels of train 220F, with train A84 in tow

20 December 2025

DL 9020 passes through Takanini with train A84. The train is carrying escalators, parts and machinery, to be installed in Waitematā station over the holiday closure

20 December 2025

Various escalator parts are loaded on different types of wagons, with these shorter pieces loaded onto standard IH class wagons

20 December 2025

Short escalator pieces part way down the consist of train A84. The train was loaded at Fernleigh on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway, conveyed to Glenbrook by DC 4818, then collected from there by DL 9020 to run to the Ports of Auckland as train A84

20 December 2025

Further down the consist, a complete escalator alongside cherry pickers and a forklift are loaded onto two MDD class wagons, with the extra length of these wagons required for the load

20 December 2025

The complete escalator assembly loaded onto MDD 28

20 December 2025

Bringing up the rear of the consist, another IH wagon and an IK wagon loaded with shorter escalator parts

20 December 2025

DL 9688 runs light loco through Puhinui, running on the new West Main on a training run

16 December 2025

DL 9688 passes through Puhinui and underneath the station concourse, on a training run for the new West Main

16 December 2025

DL 9734 leads train MP3 south along the West Main, while AM 945 and AM 240 stop there on a service towards Manukau, heading in the same direction on the Down Main. Just out of sight in the background is train 134, having just passed through the station on the Up Main

18 February 2026