Catch the rock train to Auckland

Northland hard rock fans may be thunderstruck to learn they can travel to and from Auckland's AC/DC concert by train.
Paparoa events company Shindig has booked six carriages  for the occasion.
Co-ordinator Ben Sheppard said going to Auckland for a concert could be a real hassle but by travelling by train people wouldn't have to find parking, worry about drink driving, or book a hotel  for the night.
The train would fit 300 people at a cost of $110 each. A bar, waitresses and food would be on board for the air-conditioned journey, which starts at Whangarei's Morningside station at 11am on February 4. It will then stop at Maungaturoto at 12.50pm, Wellsford at 1.35pm and Morningside in Auckland at 4.15pm.
Fans will disembark on the western side of Auckland's north western motorway - a short walk away from the concert venue at Western Springs stadium. Taxi companies would be notified of when the train arrived back in Northland. Mr Sheppard, 23, said he started by contacting the company selling tickets to the concert to establish how many Northlanders would be attending. The exact figure couldn't be pinpointed but the consensus was that "lots of Northlanders
would be going".
Train company Tranz Scenic had been helpful in sourcing the six long-haul carriages and Radio Hauraki had agreed to provide sponsorship and waitresses. Only 90 tickets remained.
The AC/DC rock and roll train isn't Shindig's first venture. Mr Sheppard and his colleague Kaine Ross, 30, set the company up last year for the Paparoa based Franklin Farm Fest, which attracted around 400 people. The small music festival  was mainly made up of local bands but the duo were planning something bigger  for February 2011. "We're calling it Sneaky Creek and it'll be a mixture of Kiwi dub and reggae music," Mr Sheppard said.
The train will leave Morningside in Auckland at 12am, before arriving in Wellsford at 2.30am, Maungaturoto at 3.30am and Whangarei at 5.15am.