Whakarongo, New Zealand

The Bay Express at Stoney Creek Road

The northbound Bay Express at about 10:30 on Saturday, 15 July 2001, leaves the Palmerston North railway yard - at Stoney Creek Road alongside the sitte of the former Whakarongo Railway Station. Passenger trains began passing through the area in 1891, however, following the exclusion of the Bay Express from the sale of the Tranz Scenic passenger trains by Tranz Rail, the Bay Express ceased running a few months after this photo was taken. Now the line is only used by goods trains and the occasional excursion train.