Miscellaneous and Happenings

AM 198 descends the grade from Penrose towards Southdown on a run to Papakura. The crest of the grade is clearly visible here, and is approximately where the neutral section starts

24 July 2016

AM 633 starts climbing the grade from Southdown to Penrose

24 July 2016

AM 633 makes light work of the grade as it cruises towards Penrose

24 July 2016

AM 198 arrives at Ellerslie while AM 593 stops for passengers

24 July 2016

AM 593 climbs the grade from Ellerslie towards Remuera. The many steep grades on this section of the North Auckland Line leads to the line's nickname of "the hill"

24 July 2016

AM 157 pulls into Greenlane station on a service from Onehunga

24 July 2016

Digital signs have been installed and activated on board all three carriages of AM 144, so far the only unit to receive the displays. The signs may be digital replacements for the on board posters, as well as showing route information, weather and news. AT are seeking feedback on the signs at https://at.govt.nz/ontraindisplays

3 August 2016

DC 4951, DC 4467 and DC 4565 on the head of the port shunt at Auckland Port

13 August 2016

USL wagons parked at Wellsford waiting to be picked up

28 August 2016

US 1141 coupled between two other USLs at Wellsford

28 August 2016

Four wheel wagons parked at Whangarei. These are the last four wheel wagons in use in New Zealand, and are to be retired within the next few days as the Otiria shunt comes to a close

28 August 2016

DC 4565 and DBR 1267 parked at Whangarei

28 August 2016

AM 618 arrives at Penrose bound for Manukau. During a weekend block of line, Southern Line trains were diverted to Manukau, where they connected with rail replacement buses to Papakura and Pukekohe. This gave Manukau a temporary increase in weekend frequency and also services direct to Newmarket

11 September 2016

DH 2868 lying on its side near Southdown. It appears as if the locomotive has come off the end of the runoff siding. The derailment is in broadly the same area where DC 4732 also rolled over

11 September 2016

DC 4951 sits with the recovered DH 2868 at Southdown, while workers behind it repair track and infrastructure

17 September 2016

An unidentified AM passes through the Westfield junction heading for Manukau

17 September 2016

Another unidentified AM passes the derailment site at Southdown. During recovery work, the overhead on the Up Main was switched off, and so all trains were routed on the Down Main. This train had to wait at Westfield for a southbound Manukau train to pass through first, so suffered some minor delays when combined with the speed restrictions

17 September 2016

With Daylight Saving now well in effect, ADL 806 crosses Opaheke Road with an evening service from Pukekohe to Papakura

2 October 2016

First generation locomotives DL 9072 and DL 9204 lead train 243 on a sunny evening across Sutton Road

15 October 2016

On the rear of train 243 is RM 30, heading back south

15 October 2016

The usual runner wagon behind RM 30 as it brings up the rear of train 243

15 October 2016

Less than a second after clearing the road, train 243 with RM 30 on the back continues south

15 October 2016

Back on Dora again after entering Wairarapa Line services, DFB 7200 stops at Paerata to wait for clearance through a work site

23 October 2016

Running wrong line, DFB 7200 gingerly leads train 200 out of Paerata towards Papakura

23 October 2016

DFB 7200 creeps up to the Crown Road level crossing

23 October 2016

DFB 7200 stops the train just before the level crossing

23 October 2016

With the alarms now operating, DFB 7200 crosses Crown Road

23 October 2016

Getting back up to a reasonable speed, DFB 7200 heads towards Papakura with train 200

23 October 2016

DFB 7200 heads away from Paerata, now running late

23 October 2016

DFB 7200 passes through Drury at a sedate pace

23 October 2016

AM 415 stops at New Lynn before departing for Swanson

5 November 2016

The new Otahuhu station lit up after dark

19 November 2016

DC 4058 stands at Papakura station on train A02, conveying empty carriages from Glenbrook Vintage Railway to The Strand to stable overnight, for a private charter. The train was held here due to the failure of train 210 ahead at Wiri. Photo: Wendy Burgess

1 December 2016

AM 240 and an unidentified partner climb the grade out of Ellerslie, alongside a congested Southern Motorway

2 December 2016

AM 334 descends the grade into Ellerslie

2 December 2016

Shortly before departure for Papakura, ADL 801 sits at Pukekohe station

23 December 2016

Immediately after the departure of ADL 801, ADL 810 arrives at Pukekohe empty for the next service to Papakura

23 December 2016

ADL 804 stored at Pukekohe minus its engines

23 December 2016

A closer view of ADL 804 gives a clearer look at the space under the power car where the engine used to be

23 December 2016

A clear gap under the doors in the power car shows where ADL 804's engine used to be

23 December 2016

ADL 802 stabled and ADL 804 stored at Pukekohe

23 December 2016

DL 9417 leads train 391T around the curve through Ruakura

23 December 2016

DL 9417 hauls train 391T into the setting sun through Ruakura

23 December 2016

DL 9066 brings loaded train 483 from Kinleith past the old water tower at Tirau

27 December 2016

Passing the modern KiwiRail building at Tirau, DL 9066 leads train 483 through Tirau

27 December 2016

Skirting around the back of Tirau, DL 9066 passes the old platform as it heads for Mt Maunganui

27 December 2016

DL 9210 leads special freight service C39 through Te Kauwhata, with a load of steel for Mt Maunganui

28 December 2016

DL 9210 passes the old Te Kauwhata station with train C39 in tow

28 December 2016