New Zealand - New Zealand's second electrified railway - Two of the five electric locomotives, showing the overhead gear - Inauguration of the new system between Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton - 21/2/1929 - Green and Hahn Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336130 - Railway electrification was initially adopted by the New Zealand Railways in New Zealand for long tunnels. - Electrification of Wellington suburban services started with the Johnsonville Line and Kapiti Line out of Wellington from the 1930s. - Auckland suburban services were electrified in 2014–15. Electrification of long-distance services on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) dates from 1986.