DL 9158 leads DC 4058 on train 224 approaching Paraparaumu en-route to Auckland. The DL is the first new locomotive type for over 25 years and first exported to a western railroad from Dalian Locomotive CNR China.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.