Miscellaneous and Happenings

In the morning sun at Pukeoware, DE 507 sits at the head of 12 carriages, waiting to form the empty service to Glenbrook for Day Out with Thomas

14 March 2020

Ww 480 pulls out the two first-class carriages for a charter, to be added to the end of the empty service

14 March 2020

With DBR 1295 on the rear at present, the two empty trains pass each other

14 March 2020

Up at Glenbrook, De 507 waits to pull 6 of the 14 carriages on the train into the loop, for Ww 480 to take later

14 March 2020

Now with De 507 out of the way, Ww 480 works hard pushing the rest of the train onto the platform at Glenbrook, with DBR 1295 in the middle

14 March 2020

Ww 480's steam catches the morning sun as it shunts the carriages into Glenbrook

14 March 2020

With just the two first-class carriages in tow, Ww 480 departs Glenbrook with a GPT charter

14 March 2020

With no passengers on board, DFB 7023 leads the Northern Explorer consist through Pukekohe on a repositioning run, although still running as train 201. The Northern Explorer, Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine were suspended from today due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Government's request for reduced domestic travel, and the Northern Explorer is being relocated to Wellington for storage

23 March 2020

At Otahuhu, the new track layout is almost complete, providing access to three platforms at the station

1 June 2020

On the other side of the overbridge, tamping work is still yet to be done

1 June 2020

On the last weekend at full speed before all trains through Auckland are restricted to 40km/h, ADL 802 passes through Paerata at line speed on its way to Papakura

15 August 2020

ADL 802 passes through Paerata en route to Papakura, two days before all trains are limited in speed

15 August 2020

DC 4444 on the last leg of its last journey in New Zealand, with DL 9256 providing the power

22 September 2020

Just south of the old Westfield station, the new track leading to the third platform at Otahuhu station leaves the Down Main

26 September 2020

Crawling past the old Westfield station, AM 659 makes a run from Britomart to Papakura via Panmure. The Southern Line is deviated via Panmure for four weeks while track replacement work is under way

26 September 2020

DFB 7173 leads an empty train 200 out of Papakura, repositioning the train for 201 the following day. This is the first Northern Explorer service since late March, with the service being suspended just prior to Alert Level 4, and re-launch put on hold with Auckland's second lockdown

7 October 2020

On its first revenue service since late March, DFB 7173 leads train 201, the southbound Northern Explorer, across Spartan Road. The train is only able to operate at Alert Level 1, and its relaunch was pushed back during Auckland's second lockdown

8 October 2020

With a short train 228 in tow, DL 9193 and DL 9187 roll into Westfield yard

22 October 2020

AM 321 leads AM 661 out of Otahuhu on a Southern Line run to Britomart. With the Southern Line south of Homai closed at present, these trains are terminating at Manukau instead

22 October 2020

Coming to the end of the 11-day Grand North Island Rail Tour, DBR 1254 pulls into its last stop at Pukekohe to let passengers off before returning to Glenbrook empty

22 October 2020

Passengers disembark at Pukekohe station at the end of the tour. The trip was the first GVR trip to be crewed by a GVR LE (north of Ohakune), the first outing of AG 49 for the GVR, and the first GVR excursion since lockdown began

22 October 2020

DBR 1254 stops at Pukekohe station next to parked ADLs

22 October 2020

DBR 1254 departs Pukekohe empty to head back to Glenbrook and Pukeoware. Behind the DBR, AG 49 leads the carriages on its first outing for the GVR, in fresh yellow paint

22 October 2020

Stabled at Pukekohe for the day, DBR 1254 sits coupled to AG 49, ADL 806 and ADL 807. The unusual train departs early in the morning to bring back two non-functional ADLs back to Pukekohe for storage

7 December 2020