Miscellaneous and Happenings

A brand new mural painted at Taumarunui station, on the back of the fence visible from the platform

3 January 2017

The mural shows a brief history of the area, with a slight railway focus

3 January 2017

The mural runs right along the fence behind the old dock platform

3 January 2017

The mural features a depiction of Ka 945

3 January 2017

SD 5747 parked at Taumarunui, near the SX set which is a recent addition to the fleet in storage

3 January 2017

View of the planter boxes at Taumarunui station

3 January 2017

The freshly painted Makatote Viaduct

3 January 2017

Just after sunset, DL 9452 leads dead DL 9170 through Mercer with train 234S

7 January 2017

Heading light through Papakura, DL 9469 heads south out of the electrified area

21 January 2017

Viewed from the road overpass, a rake of stored Mainline Steam rolling stock is visible in the yard at Mission Bush

29 January 2017

A view of the yard at Mission Bush from the road overpass

29 January 2017

The steel mill's Niigata shunting locomotive, parked near the overbridge

29 January 2017

Steel and lime wagons parked in the yard at Mission Bush. Photo: Casry-Anne Fenton

29 January 2017

KiwiRail-liveried pair EF 30059 and EF 30226 lead train 390 into Hamilton station. The EF class are due to be retired within the next 2-3 years after KiwiRail announced they will be phased out in favour of diesel locomotives

2 February 2017

DL 9072 leads the ECMT portion of train 390's journey, seen here passing through Eureka

2 February 2017

DL 9072 passes over State Highway 1B with train 390 through Ruakura

2 February 2017

During the Steam and Vintage Festival at Glenbrook, Ww 644 pulls into Victoria Ave station with a mixed train

25 February 2017

Cattle wagon H 1569 and ganger's hut E 2101 on the end of the mixed train at Victoria Ave

25 February 2017

Ww 644 runs around the mixed train, which features the new parlour carriage on the other end

25 February 2017

Ww 644 on the head of the mixed train at Victoria Ave

25 February 2017

AM 714 pairs with AM 687 on a citybound run, stopping at Glen Eden

4 March 2017

AM 238 leads another units across Sherrybrooke Place heading towards Sunnyvale and Swanson

4 March 2017

Immediately after AM 238 disappears from view, AM 661 heads the other way with a service for Britomart

4 March 2017

Just after leaving Henderson, AM 618 crosses Bruce Mclaren Road towards Britomart

4 March 2017

Not long afterwards, AM 687 leads AM 714 across Bruce Mclaren Road heading back to Swanson

4 March 2017

AM 687 crosses Bruce Mclaren Road towards Henderson and Swanson

4 March 2017

EF 30013 and EF 30140 lead train 391T through Feilding on the last leg of the journey to Palmerston North

25 March 2017

The pair of doomed EFs lead train 391T through Feilding. The EF class are to be phased out over the next two years and replaced with diesel locomotives

25 March 2017

EF 30140 trails EF 30013 through Feilding

25 March 2017

FP 5223 crosses the Waikanae River just out of Waikanae station as it heads south towards Wellington

25 March 2017

AM 103 and partner AM 144 depart Henderson with a service for Swanson

1 April 2017

AM 103 and AM 144 head over the pedestrian crossing just north of Henderson

1 April 2017

Heading back the other way, AM 144 leads AM 103 into Sturges Road station

1 April 2017

AM 103 trails AM 144 as the train stops at Sturges Road

1 April 2017

AM 212 and AM 618 arrive at Ranui

1 April 2017

AM 212 and AM 618 stop at Ranui

1 April 2017

AM 659 and AM 430 pull out of Swanson on a run to Britomart

1 April 2017

AM 593 stops at Ellerslie on a run to Britomart from Papakura

20 May 2017

AM 157 pulls into Parnell station as AM 390 stops on a Southern Line service

27 May 2017

AM 157 sits at Parnell, near the start of its journey to Swanson

27 May 2017

AM 294 is dwarfed by the landscape as it passes through Orakei Basin

27 May 2017

AM 714 and AM 238 pass through Hobson Bay on their way to Britomart

16 September 2017

The entire consist passes through Hobson Bay

16 September 2017

AM 714 and AM 238 pass boats moored in Hobson Bay

16 September 2017

The AM pair pass over a longer bridge as they approach Tamaki Drive

16 September 2017

AM 375 and AM 225 pass over a bridge marking the boundary between Hobson and Judges Bays

16 September 2017

AM 618 and AM 687 head towards Britomart, as DL 9037 waits to depart with the port shunt

16 September 2017

DL 9072 heads train 243 through Pokeno, with DL 9164 and DFT 7008 along for the ride

7 October 2017