Miscellaneous and Happenings

AM 198 departs Sylvia Park en route to Waitematā

20 June 2026

Later that afternoon, DFB 7295 passes through Sylvia Park with train 1355 in tow, heading for Hamilton

20 June 2026

A week after we last saw this train in this location, SRV 5893 takes up the lead role instead, leading DFB 7335 through Opaheke

23 June 2026

DFB 7335 pushes its train towards Papakura, passing a signal set to Advance Caution to Medium

23 June 2026

A semi-regular visitor, ETM 432 checks the tracks as it heads up out of Pōkeno, heading for Mission Bush

24 June 2026

Returning the other way a few hours later in heavy rain, ETM 432 returns from Mission Bush heading back to Hamilton

24 June 2026

Sitting at Manukau station, AM 1196 waits to depart for Waitematā, while AM 537 is stabled on the other platform. AM 1196 has received a small AT logo on the nose, as well as white AT logos on the side of the train

5 July 2026

At Waitematā, AM 1005 has just arrived from Swanson and waits for the next trip back out west, while AM 714 sits at Platform 3 as a spare unit

5 July 2026

AM 1005 sits at Platform 2, next to the old Platform 2. This platform is now unnumbered and is fenced off from use, as it was disconnected during CRL works

5 July 2026