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Northland Express
The ''Northland Express'', also known as the ''Opua Express'', was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between 1925 and 1956. It ran from Auckland via Whangarei to Opua in the Bay of Islands.
==Operation==
On 29 November 1925, the North Auckland Line linking Auckland to Whangarei and other parts of Northland was completed. Soon after passenger expresses began to operate, but the twisting, rugged nature of the railway line meant that they did not achieve particularly fast speeds.
The ''Northland Express'' was the premier service north of Auckland and it operated thrice weekly in each direction. Mixed trains operated from the termini of the Okaihau and Dargaville branch lines to connect with the ''Express''. By the 1950s, the ''Northland Express'' was able to maintain a schedule of 5 hours and 20 minutes on the section between Auckland and Whangarei and was operated by steam locomotives such as the J class.
In tandem with the ''Northland Express'', a nightly mixed train ran between Auckland and Opua until 1956. This unnamed train was known locally as the ''Morepork'', after a breed of native owl.
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