Miscellaneous and Happenings

DC 4029 waits at National Park with the Overlander

23 April 2009

The rear of the Overlander at National Park. Passengers have a good view out of the large window

23 April 2009

ADL 807 stops at Sylvia Park Station, en route to Papakura

30 May 2009

Sylvia Park Train Station. The station serves Sylvia Park shopping mall

30 May 2009

One of the many viaducts of the Central North Island section of the Main Trunk Railway. (The weather was appalling, being a typical August day in 2009)

1 August 2009

An SA set is the only source of light as it arrives at Te Mahia in August 2009

7 August 2009

ADL 806 (front) and ADL 802 sit in Britomart one night in Auckland

17 October 2009

ADK 688 looks scary as it stables at Britomart Platform 1

17 October 2009

ADL 802 leaves Britomart for Papakura

17 October 2009

DBR 1226 and DBR 1295 (not visible) wait for ADK 685 to clear the track so they can enter Westfield. DBR 1226 is the only locomotive in MAXX livery that does freight duties

31 October 2009

The south-to-west portion of the Newmarket Triangle is almost completed, if not complete

31 October 2009

A pipe is being laid beside the tracks at Remuera Station. The station building is fenced off and cannot be used

14 December 2009

4346 at Britomart. Note the ditch lights - they're mounted above the headstock (like the DFT/DFB/DFM class), instead of on the headstock

14 December 2009

The site of the former Avondale station. Once an island platform, the new station is just around the curve and will be two side platforms

5 January 2010

The temporary Avondale station on the other side of the road bridge

5 January 2010

DC 4254 passes through Papatoetoe on the first day of Eastern Line services for the year after a one week shutdown

5 January 2010

The old Papatoetoe station has been above track-level for years now

5 January 2010

DC 4732 about to cross Walters Rd

12 January 2010

There happened to be a hi-rail at the motel we were staying at in Wairoa

20 January 2010

The Matahorua viaduct above State Highway 2 carries the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line across the gorge

21 January 2010

DFM 7322 heads south to Hamilton at Ohinewai

22 January 2010

DH 2868 sporting its smart new KiwiRail livery, is stabled just north of the Sylvia Park station, seen from a passing train

25 January 2010

DC 4346 heads into the Otahuhu Workshops with an SA set

25 January 2010

DCP 4605 (incorrectly labelled on the locomotive as DC 4605) about to arrive at Takanini Station

28 January 2010

The shelters from Newmarket's now demolished temporary stations are being reused at minor stations, including Takanini

28 January 2010

New Auckland network map, with the Onehunga Line in brown, in ADB 772. The map was only installed in trains not used during the Christmas shutdown

2 February 2010

Westfield Yard from the station overbridge. Locos include DC 4444, DC 4070 and DFB 7158

7 February 2010

DC 4300 heads the Overlander south

13 February 2010

Track tamper ETM 201 stopped at Papakura, viewed from a train just departed

5 March 2010

ADC 857 at Papatoetoe station on a Britomart-bound service

13 March 2010

DFB 7010 in its new MAXX livery sits at Westfield with another DFT

6 March 2010

The driver of DC 4375 checks for clearance to move from the train manager shortly before departure from Ellerslie

13 March 2010

The joys of digital cameras - raindrops and scratches on the window of an ADL with DFB 7010 in the background

13 March 2010

ADC 854 on a Britomart-bound service at Middlemore

13 March 2010

Something that hasn't happened for a while: an SA set with DC 4346 on the head stabled between Platforms 2 and 3 at Papakura

23 March 2010

DC 4444 at Newmarket on a Western Line service

23 March 2010

My attempt at recreating the photo on the cover of the Southern Line timetable: ADK 681 at Ellerslie

23 March 2010

ADL 801 at Puhinui

23 March 2010

Good Friday, and work is under way on removing the abandoned platforms at Tironui, to allow for straightening of the tracks, and to reduce crime in the area. The freshly painted signals have been given the "local treatment"

3 April 2010

Work is also under way on removing the oldest of the three Manurewa stations, for the same reasons

3 April 2010

DFT 7282 waiting for DXR 8022 to clear the "temporary" single track before heading north

5 April 2010

MAXX advertising on the side of SA 5682

5 April 2010

DCP 4818 has replaced DCP 4605 for ARTA service. This locomotive derailed in mid 2009 after it hit a mudslide

5 April 2010

DXB 5080 heads north through Mercer on train 182 on a sunny afternoon

10 April 2010

The SX set departs Papakura on an empty run to Britomart

16 April 2010

DC 4346 and DC 4444 stabled next to each other in the Papakura stabling yard

20 June 2010

Platform extension works at Mt Eden

20 June 2010

Platform extension is also under way at Meadowbank

20 June 2010