An empty Auckland Transport (formerly MAXX) commuter train returning to Westfield speeds through Orakei. The line crosses Hobson Bay then Orakei basin on causeways and bridges and is used by Eastern Line commuter trains.
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.