Miscellaneous and Happenings

AMA 1020 is the last vehicle on the train, as the new unit trails into Pukekohe

24 May 2025

Also around Pukekohe is AM 1005, the first of the third batch of AM class EMUs to arrive and enter service. The unit is seen here stabled in the new backshunt next to the bus stops

24 May 2025

AM 1005 stabled for the weekend at Pukekohe

24 May 2025

Heading south towards Hamilton, this Speno rail grinder heads down the Whangarata bank into Pōkeno. The identification of the rail grinder is presumably ETM 798

4 June 2025

DBR 1254 and DA 1410 heads down the Whangarata bank with train D059, en route to Tokoroa. The train is running a tour around the upper North Island before joining the festivities for the FRONZ 50th in Palmerston North

11 June 2025

Just hours later after the passage of train D059, Ww 644 rolls down the grade in the same location with train A061, en route to Hamilton on its 5 day trip to Palmerston North

11 June 2025