Miscellaneous and Happenings

The two Matangi units sit among the Auckland skyline

14 May 2015

Distintively Auckland with the Sky Tower in full view, the two new Matangi units await transport to Wellington. It is not known how they will travel down, but travelling on another ship is likely

14 May 2015

View of the two Matangi units from aboard the Devonport ferry

14 May 2015

DXB 5108, normally seen on big freight trains, leads the Northern Explorer into Papakura station

16 May 2015

Shelter construction work has commenced at Puhinui

2 June 2015

ADL 802 arrives with a partner at Puhinui, running a morning service to Pukekohe

2 June 2015

Six AM sets sit in the compound at Papakura. From now on, the compound will exclusively stable EMUs, with SAs being phased out on the Southern Line

7 June 2015

AMs sitting in the compound at the north end of Papakura

7 June 2015

AM 129 waits to run a service to Britomart while ADL 802 waits to run a shuttle to Pukekohe

7 June 2015

DFT 7092 stands at Britomart Platform 4 with the Northern Explorer

18 June 2015

The Northern Explorer makes a passenger stop in Hamilton

18 June 2015

The Northern Explorer at the end of its journey in Wellington

18 June 2015

EF 30059 and EF 30094 bring train 228 through Taumarunui

22 June 2015

Work is ramping up on the new shelter at Puhinui, with workers prepare the surface of the platform as AM 253 approaches

29 June 2015

AM 430 stops at Remuera on its way to Onehunga

1 July 2015

A pair of ADLs and a pair of AMs crossing at Remuera

1 July 2015

ADL 805 paired up with another unit at Homai on a morning run into Britomart

3 July 2015

AM 578 passes the Port of Auckland on an outbound run to Manukau

4 July 2015

AM 578 stops at Sylvia Park later in the day

4 July 2015

Running slightly behind schedule, AM 524 stops at Otahuhu

4 July 2015

AM 524 next to the works for the Otahuhu bus/train interchange

4 July 2015

The Otahuhu signal box moved to its new location

4 July 2015

A hi rail climbs the Whangarata bank, running wrong line as train MP4S is not far behind

5 July 2015

New DL 9515 climbs Whangarata bank with train MP4S

5 July 2015

ADL 809 catches the morning sun as it departs Penrose from Britomart

13 July 2015

AM 157 comes off the Onehunga Branch with a big load of passengers for Britomart

13 July 2015

AM 157 in the morning sun as it exits Penrose

13 July 2015

ADL 808 arrives at Middlemore with a partner

13 July 2015

AM 388 arrives at Grafton on an early morning service to Britomart

15 July 2015

An unidentified AM near Papatoetoe

19 July 2015

RM 30 heads south through Papatoetoe with a private charter for a KiwiRail customer

19 July 2015

On the first weekday of full EMU services, AM 240 stands at Papakura. The unit's run is a former Pukekohe service, and the run to Papakura is now operated by a diesel shuttle

20 July 2015

Just one week after its last outing, RM 30 climbs out of the New Lynn trench after returning from Wellsford

25 July 2015

RM 30 climbs out of the trench, bound for the Strand station

25 July 2015

A close up view of RM 30 coming out of the trench

25 July 2015

RM 30 crosses the various bridges through Parnell, just seconds from its final destination

25 July 2015

ATL 257 sits at the Daldy St stop, in use for the day as a reading room for children

1 August 2015

AM 212 passes through Quay Park on a weekend run to Manukau

1 August 2015

Obscured by the overhead infrastructure needed to operate it, AM 212 heads away from Britomart

1 August 2015

DXB 5016 brings a fully loaded train MP6 through Amokura

2 August 2015

DXB 5016 passing through Amokura with train MP6

2 August 2015

ADL 805 returns from Pukekohe on a training run

23 August 2015

With around a month to go before returning to service, ADL 805 passes through Drury on a training run

23 August 2015

ADL 805 heads for Papakura

23 August 2015

ADL 810 arriving at Papakura shortly after withdrawal of the SA sets

29 August 2015

ADL 810 pulls into Papakura station on a shuttle from Pukekohe. With sufficient drivers now available, the ADL class have taken over Pukekohe services permanently

29 August 2015

ADL 810 and an EMU standing at Papakura station

29 August 2015

ADL 810 standing at Papakura Platform 4

29 August 2015