Auckland Freights

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 It's likely that the two AT DCs were used to haul withdrawn SA sets to Taumarunui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