Auckland Freights

DL 9170 rolls to a stop at the signal, to wait for an opposing Pukekohe service as well as another Britomart-bound service to overtake

13 February 2015

DBR 1254 and DBR 1226 lead a port shunt through Orakei

14 February 2015

DL 9066 leads a late train 210 through Puhinui station between suburban services

24 February 2015

DL 9262 brings train 235 with DCP 4611, DC 4565 and DFT 7051 travelling dead, as the train leaves channel area 3

8 March 2015

DL 9262 brings the heavy train through Paerata at speed

8 March 2015

The heavy train enters Paerata station limits

8 March 2015

The four locomotives at the head shining in the evening sun

8 March 2015

DL 9227 brings train MP6 through Westfield, just a few dozen metres before its final destination of Southdown

29 March 2015

DL 9072 leads the last daylight train 211 of the season, before Daylight Saving finishes

2 April 2015

DL 9291 and DL 9043 lead vehicles DL 9227 and DC 4104 on train 235 through Tuakau

5 April 2015

The tail end of train 235 passes DFB 7158 on train 200

5 April 2015

DL 9043 and an unidentified partner lead train MP5 past Puhinui's newly demolished shelter

7 April 2015

DL 9348 leads train 235 through Drury in cloudy weather

18 April 2015

DL 9348 comes around from behind the trees with train MP9S crossing Opaheke Road

19 April 2015

A big train MP9S crosses Opaheke Road with DL 9348 on the head

19 April 2015

After waiting for a broken train 216 to clear the section, DL 9285 brings train MP2 through Papakura, after overtaking train 212 visible in the background

22 April 2015

After suburban services had cleared, DL 9066 finally leaves Papakura with train 212, passing through just 15 minutes after MP2

22 April 2015

Following closely behind 212, DFB 7213 leads a short train 210 through Papakura

22 April 2015

The miniature sized train 210 accelerates out of Papakura

22 April 2015

DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 wait at Papakura with train 216 for clearance. The line from Homai to Otahuhu was closed due to a fatality at Papatoetoe

24 April 2015

ADL 808 heads south on a shuttle run between Homai and Pukekohe, passing the DBRs. Trains 216 and 210 were held at Papakura and Pukekohe respectively, where passenger trains could continue operating past them

24 April 2015

DXB 5114 leads a light train MP6 through the rain at Boundary Road

27 April 2015

The sole container loaded directly behind DXB 5114 on train MP6

27 April 2015

DXB 5114 crosses Boundary Road in the rain

27 April 2015

DL 9112 and DC 4156 lead a late train 212 through Manurewa

16 May 2015

DL 9417 leads a completely empty train MP5 through Puhinui

2 June 2015

DL 9285 leads offline DL 9106 and DC 4185 through Opaheke with train 235

7 June 2015

Shining DL 9481 leads a late train MP6 across Taka Street

5 July 2015

DL 9481 leads a light train MP5 through Middlemore

13 July 2015

DL 9227 leads train 248 with AT DCs 4248 and 4093 along for the ride

19 July 2015

DL 9227 with DC 4248 and DC 4093 tucked in behind. It's likely that the two AT DCs were used to haul withdrawn SA sets to Taumarunui

19 July 2015

DL 9446, still with its as-new shine, hauls train MP7S through Paerata

2 August 2015

The train stretches out behind DL 9446 as MP7S passes through Paerata

2 August 2015

DL 9446 passing the old Paerata station site with train MP7S

2 August 2015

DFT 7008 leads train 248 across Boundary Road

23 August 2015

In the morning sun, DFT 7008 powers into Papakura

23 August 2015

DL 9319 and DC 4323 lead a rare Sunday train 141R across Schlaepfer Road

13 September 2015

DL 9319 and DC 4323 on the head of empty coal train 141R heading for Huntly

13 September 2015

DL 9285 brings train MP5, an unusual run for a Sunday, past a group of railfans at Papatoetoe

20 September 2015

DL 9227 brings train MP6 through Papatoetoe

20 September 2015

DL 9360 and DL 9319 arrive at Otahuhu with train MP2

26 September 2015

Running 10 and a half hours behind schedule, DL 9020 and DFT 7335 leads vehicles DCP 4945, DC 4248 DXB 5074 and DXB 5108 through Papatoetoe with train 210 in the fading light. One of the DXBs broke down further south and the two DCs had just transferred more SA carriages to Taumarunui

16 October 2015

The six locomotives head towards Westfield in the fading light. Train 210 is scheduled into Auckland at 8:05am, and is seen here just after the evening peak

16 October 2015

DC 4156 and DL 9400 bring a loaded coal train through Glenbrook

24 October 2015

Passing Glenbrook, DC 4156 and DL 9400 head for the steel mill with a loaded coal train

24 October 2015

DL 9446 brings a short train 134 through Papakura, with a rake of IP class wagons

11 November 2015

The rake of new IP class wagons on train 134. The wagons are essentially a modern version of the PK class and are used for carrying steel

11 November 2015

DL 9112 brings train 133 through Papakura. Until recently, train 133 was almost always a light locomotive to Mission Bush, but now carries a small amount of freight

13 November 2015