312K views · 2.2K reactions | Check out these new locomotives that have arrived in Lyttelton all the way from Spain! KiwiRail is adding 66 of these locomotives to the fleet over the coming years. Equipped with the latest tech and much more power than the current fleet, these units will significantly improve the reliability of freight moving across the country to boost economic growth! #nz #newzealand #trains #rail | Simeon Brown MP | Facebook

Our locomotives in their old employment! From Archives NZ we bring you this snipet of a film made about the coal mines at Denniston on the West Coast of the South Island. Featured in this video is a Ww class locomotive, a sister to our very own Ww 644 & Ww 480! It shows the dirty and hard work that these locomotives and their crews had to do during the dying days of steam on the West Coast. Archvies New Zealand - http://archives.govt.nz/ Link to the full video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r

2.9K views · 197 reactions | KiwiRail moves around 19 million tonnes of freight each year. To help Aotearoa meet its climate change targets, we’re working hard to lift that number. Not only is rail a more sustainable way to move freight, the true value of rail is estimated to be worth up to $2.1billion dollars every year. Watch more about the value of rail. | KiwiRail | Facebook

24K views · 211 reactions | ️ KiwiRail is constructing three new stations between Papakura and Pukekohe to improve access to reliable public transport across the southern region of Auckland. Listen to Project Manager Anthony Hellyer explain why this rail shutdown has been crucial for the progress of these new stations. | KiwiRail | Facebook

👏 KiwiRail is working with Greater Wellington on an upgrade that will mean faster, more frequent trains for Wellington and Wairarapa commuters. We have an amazing team working rain and shine to get essential work done, and the tracks ready for this great new service. 👷‍♂️ Mitch is a ‘Ganger’ who lives and works in the Wairarapa. He is leading a team doing some of this major upgrade work. Meet Mitch. | KiwiRail

2.5M views · 51K reactions | What type of steam locomotives do you see here and what are the differences between them? #trains #steamlocomotives #railroadhistory #steamengines #reels | Big Trains | Facebook

Check out the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust in New Zealand. An operation I very much look forward to seeing one day! #railway #railroad #STEAM #steamengine #steamlocomotive #history #locomotive #thatsteamguy #historicpreservation #operations #heavyequipment #heavymetal #heavymachinery #UnitedStates #train #trains #railway #railroad #tradesman #trades #education #MadeInUSA #operations #running #science #rolling #newzealand | That Steam Guy

🚂 Full steam ahead! On 20 July 1892, the Manawatu Railway (later New Zealand Railways) No. 10 locomotive broke a world speed record, hitting a top speed of 103 kilometres per hour. This GIF features a locomotive steaming down the exact same railway between Wellington and Palmerston North in 1902. It comes from one of our oldest film records in the collection, which you can watch in full online: https://bit.ly/3RSklYO #railway #trains #nzhistory #trainspotting #locomotive | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vi