Auckland Freights

DFT 7051 leads dead DL 9164 across Boundary Road on train 226

25 April 2016

Train 226 early on ANZAC morning crossing Boundary Road

25 April 2016

On the back of the train is RM 30, heading back to Auckland after spending time in the South Island for the summer and cruise ship season

25 April 2016

A single empty wagon behind RM 30 holds the train end monitor as the railcar returns home

25 April 2016

DL 9446 passes the Puhinui shelter with train MP5

17 June 2016

DL 9446 gets under way again with train MP5, having earlier stopped for a red signal

17 June 2016

DL 9279 leads dead DL 9170 and DL 9423 with a delayed train 210

17 June 2016

DXB 5074 brings train MP6S through Papakura on the opposing main. Motorway works at the Takanini interchange closed the Up main, requiring all freight trains to use the Down main, with suburban services replaced by buses

26 June 2016

DC 4260 brings the port shunt long hood leading through a foggy Orakei Basin

2 July 2016

DC 4260 visible through the fog at Orakei with the port shunt to Westfield

2 July 2016

DXB 5051 hauls train MP5 through Puhinui station as the skies open up

20 July 2016

DL 9348 leads dead DL 9452 on train MH9 through Tuakau. This was the first run of an MHx series train, with train MH3 cancelled earlier in the day

14 August 2016

Train MH9 passes through Tuakau with DL 9348 and DL 9452 on the head. MH3 and MH9 both stop at Hamilton for CT work, a first for metroport services

14 August 2016

DL 9348 powers through Tuakau with dead DL 9452 and train MH9 in tow

14 August 2016

Right on the edge of the Auckland region, DCP 4790 leads DC 4565 and train 126 through Te Hana, with six woodchip wagons

30 August 2016

DCP 4790 and DC 4565 bring train 126 out of the Auckland Region at Te Hana

30 August 2016

DC 4594 and DBR 1267 lead Saturday special freight train A25 through Ellerslie

17 September 2016

In poor weather, DC 4594 and DBR 1267 bring train A25 down the grade through Ellerslie

17 September 2016

DL 9095 and DL 9515 lead dead DXB 5074 and train 235 across Opaheke Road, now running under the extra daylight provided by Daylight Saving

2 October 2016

DL 9095 and DL 9515 make plenty of noise as they cross Opaheke Road with dead DXB 5074 in tow

2 October 2016

DL 9037 leads train MP9 through Drury, after it was held at Papakura to wait for train 200 running wrong line

23 October 2016

With the Block-of-Line expiring after the passage of train 200, DL 9475 brings train 334S through Drury on the correct line just three minutes after train MP9 passed through

23 October 2016

Just four minutes after train 334S, DL 9066 and DL 9331 heads train 235 through Drury, with DXB 5051 and DL 9291 along for the ride

23 October 2016

DL 9066 and DL 9331 lead dead DXB 5051 and DL 9291 on train 235 through Drury

23 October 2016

DCP 4611 and DC 4939 lead special train A39 down the grade from Grafton into Newmarket

5 November 2016

DCP 4611 and DC 4939 bring a load of logs through suburban Auckland at Newmarket. The train made a special trip to Wellsford to collect logs

5 November 2016

The train of logs passes under Newmarket

5 November 2016

DC 4939, DC 4571 and DC 4260 bring the port shunt down the grade into Ellerslie. The shunts were sent via Newmarket while work was being undertaken on the NIMT during the weekend. The gradients required adding a third DC

19 November 2016

DL 9233 and DL 9475 lead train 239 out of Westfield through Mangere, near the start of its journey

18 February 2017

The pair of DLs lead the train over the top of the old Mangere platform

18 February 2017

Having finally returned to its home town after a repaint in April 2016, DC 4444 leads train 166 through Mangere long hood leading towards the port

18 February 2017

After dropping wagons off at the port, DC 4444 returns through Orakei Basin with train 197

18 February 2017

DC 4444 puts on a show as it leads train 197 through the Port of Auckland

18 February 2017

DC 4444 powers up towards Meadowbank as it heads towards Westfield with train 197

18 February 2017

DL 9262 leads the port shunt from Ports of Auckland through Panmure late in the afternoon. The service is normally run by a DC class locomotive

21 May 2017

DL 9095 leads the port shunt through Meadowbank. DLs have been running the shunts in the last week as DCs are now banned from leading, pending checks

27 May 2017

DL 9095 heads around the corner into Meadowbank

27 May 2017

DC 4444 and DL 9014 slowly lead train MP5 through Paerata, wrong line running, as a rail replacement bus heads the other way towards Papakura and Britomart

3 June 2017

DC 4444 and DL 9014 creep through Paerata with MP5. DC 4444 is undergoing tests as part of clearing the DC class to lead again, and changed onto train MP6 at Waharoa

3 June 2017

DL 9014 tucked in behind DC 4444 as the train heads through Paerata

3 June 2017

Now back on the correct track and out of track works, DC 4444 and DL 9014 power south with train MP5

3 June 2017

Around six weeks after being released from Hutt after overhaul, DFB 7023 leads train 228 across Opaheke Road towards Westfield

1 July 2017

DFB 7023, still clean after running around for six weeks, heads train 228 over Opaheke Road

1 July 2017

DL 9400 leads DFT 7104 on a mostly empty train 228 through Papakura

22 July 2017

DL 9400 and DFT 7104 power into Papakura station on the head of train 228

22 July 2017

DFT 7104 trails behind DL 9400 on train 228. DFT 7104 was the only DFT class locomotive (alongside three DFBs) to haul SA sests around Auckland before electrification, and returned to freight service after a repaint

22 July 2017

DL 9037 leads the port shunt through Glen Innes on its way north to the port

16 September 2017

DL 9037 leans into the curve as it heads through Glen Innes

16 September 2017