Miscellaneous and Happenings

ADL 808 sits on the main south of Pukekohe waiting to change tracks and head back to the station. The unit berthed on the Down platform to let train 228 pass through Pukekohe

7 April 2018

ADL 808 trundles back towards the platform

7 April 2018

ADL 808 passes over Subway Road as it heads back to Pukekohe

7 April 2018

DL 9377 stopped at Pukekohe with train MP7

25 April 2018

ADL 809 sits at Pukekohe under the new footbridge, with MP7 still not moving

25 April 2018

ADL 809 waits to return to Papakura with a shuttle run

25 April 2018

ADL 809 shortly before departure back to Papakura

25 April 2018

A pair of US wagons sit in the siding at Glenbrook, waiting to be uplifted

2 June 2018

On its first public running day since boiler replacement was completed, Ww 480 steams into Glenbrook station with a 5-total train for the day

2 June 2018

DFB 7077 approaches the recently upgraded Pukekohe station with train 200, the northbound Northern Explorer

5 August 2018

DFB 7077 passes the Pukekohe station platform, with an ADL heading towards the crossover in the background

5 August 2018

One of the recent DFB conversions from the withdrawn DFT fleet, DFB 7077 now shines proudly with the Northern Explorer

5 August 2018

On the second of two runs from Hamilton to Mission Bush for the day, RM 30 crosses Heights Road on the return trip back to Hamilton

11 August 2018

RM 30 heads towards Paerata and Hamilton. The railcar made two trips from Hamilton to Mission Bush and return for the day, chartered by the Railway Enthusiasts Society

11 August 2018

Near Newmarket, the Sarawia Street level crossing was recently closed to road traffic after the construction of a new overbridge linking Laxon Terrace with Cowie Street instead. Here, AM 552 passes over the former level crossing on its way from Papakura to Britomart

15 September 2018

AM 552 about to pass under the new Cowie Street overbridge. Closure of the Sarawia Street crossing led to improved operations for rail, allowing all Western Line services to stop at Parnell instead of just evening and weekend services

15 September 2018

At Papatoetoe, the foot crossing has also closed, to allow gating of the station at the southern end and to speed up passenger trains

15 September 2018

AM 428 on another Southern Line service passes over the old foot crossing at Papatoetoe, no longer having to creep all the way from the platform to the signal

15 September 2018

Ww 480 arrives at Glenbrook station on the first day of operations for the GVR season. Photo: Casey-Anne Fenton

20 October 2018

With the parlour car at the end of the train chartered for private use, Ww 480 pulls into Glenbrook station. Photo: Casey-Anne Fenton

20 October 2018

Ww 480 runs around its train at Glenbrook. Photo: Casey-Anne Fenton

20 October 2018

Ww 480 comes onto its train at Glenbrook. Photo: Casey-Anne Fenton

20 October 2018

Ww 480 departs Glenbrook with the first train of the season

20 October 2018

Ww 480 gets under way from Glenbrook station

20 October 2018