Videos

Ja 1250 at Papakura, Buckland and Mercer on the King Country excursion to Te Kuiti

Trains around Tamaki Drive as the sun sets

Trains at various points of the Coast to Coast walking trail from Onehunga to Britomart

Cab ride in SD 5648, crossing 201 at Takanini and a metroport at Wiri, and travelling from Meadowbank to Britomart

DC 4438 on train 210, and DFB 7200 departing Papakura

Day 1 of Manukau Branch services

Scenes from the Manukau Station open day, including a cab ride on the branch

DL 9193 on train MP5 passes DC 4565 and DC 4594 (not shown) on a ballast train at Papakura

Two DLs lead train 230 through Papakura as train 227, with DFB 7173 on the head and a Silver Fern on the tail, crosses it

DL 9112 (which later broke down) leads train MP5 past track works at Papakura and around a waiting ADL. Later that day most of the track from the buffer to the mainline connection had been lifted

DL 9095 leads an early morning freight train through Papakura

Two commuter trains on the hill just north of Remuera station, DH 2822 with five boxcar wagons and ADK 690 departing the station

DL 9141 and DL 9112 lead train 210 through Papakura

Scenes from GVR's Railfans's Day on 17 March 2012

DL 9043 leads train 230 through Papakura station

DL 9072 leads train MP8 through Papakura, before departure of DFT 7104 and DCP 4818

DFB 7010 arriving at and departing Papakura, shortly before breaking down between Wiri and Puhuinui

Scenes from the Northlander 2012 on 11 February, including photo runbys

Te Papapa, Papakura and Newmarket test shots

Trains around the Auckland area, including DFB 7173 on train 125

ADK 686 being rescued by DC 4916 after suffering a diesel alternator problem at Puhinui. Footage by Christopher Lloyd

Commuter trains on the newly regraded tracks through Parnell on the first day of operation

DL 9112 passes through Papakura with train MP3 in tow

Update on electrification progress at Onehunga