Posted one week ago by bevans
A daily log train from Whanganui to Port Taranaki is expected reduce traffic congestion and road repairs, and save costs for log exporters.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Lankhorst will supply its KLP hybrid polymer sleepers, which are manufactured using a high-grade ductile polymer made from 100% recycled plastic, which encases reinforcing steel bars.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail has selected Lankhorst Engineered Products as the winner of a contract to supply polymer sleepers over at least three years.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey says a Government decision to spend $120 million sinking a double-tracked railway line through the heart of New Lynn has saved the town from destruction.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
NZ$94.8 million will be spent to maintain and improve the North Auckland Line between Swanson and Whangarei in New Zealand.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The government has approved the first NZ$94·8m tranche of an expected NZ$300m from the Provincial Growth Fund to fund renovation and upgrading works on KiwiRail’s 181 km North Auckland Line between Swanson and Whangarei.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
KiwiRail says there is no increased risk to the public at Wellington station despite the reinstatement of earthquake warning signs in the building.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The government has approved the first NZ$94·8m tranche of an expected NZ$300m from the Provincial Growth Fund to fund renovation and upgrading works on KiwiRail’s 181 km North Auckland Line between Swanson and Whangarei.
Posted last month by bevans
The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust has always relied on volunteers, and has been strongly supported by all sorts of people with all sorts of skills to contribute
Posted last month by bevans
A Waikato Regional councillor has defended the $13 million increase in the costs of the Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, saying it is needed to get the project off the ground.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Daily commuter services are to be introduced on the northern section of KiwiRail’s North Island Main Trunk line between Hamilton and Auckland from mid-2020, following the approval of an NZ$92·4m funding package by the NZ Transport Agency.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Kiwirail’s operating surplus rose by $NZ 6m, driven by a $NZ 39m rise in freight revenue and increased utilisation of the Main North Line following the Kaikoura Earthquake closure.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The Waikato Regional Council will fund the balance of the cost which will cover the refurbishment of four passenger coaches for the locomotive-hauled train and limited infrastructure upgrades.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A train conductor in Wellington, New Zealand has been applauded by city’s mayor and New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission for standing up to a passenger who allegedly hurled abuse at a fellow passenger.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Greater Wellington sustainable transport committee chair, Ms Barbara Donaldson, says the region is currently experiencing growing demand for capacity.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Video of a number of near misses with trains has been captured on New Zealand’s rail network.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
MOTAT and The Great Journeys of New Zealand celebrate the romance of rail
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The Link Alliance consortium has signed an NZ$1.66bn ($1.12bn) design-construction alliance contract to deliver ‘Package 3’ of the City Rail Link project in New Zealand.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The contract is the largest body of work for the CRL, which will extend Auckland’s commuter rail network beyond the existing city centre terminus at Britomart, which will become a through station, to connect with the Western Line at Mount Eden which will be redeveloped.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The main contract for construction of the tunnels and stations on the Auckland City Rail Link was formally signed on July 19, at an event attended by Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail has increased the number of wagons on its daily trains transporting logs from Masterton to CentrePort.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
Tony Robinson covered the Gisborne loss of rail issue very well is his 22nd June 2019 Gisborne herald article; - “Rail is essential to our region”
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
The two men killed when their car collided with a train in Pongakawa were both fathers, with one leaving behind his pregnant wife.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
Forgive my complete cynicism when I heard Shane Jones disclose recently his prerequisite for getting the Gisborne end of the rail line restored: “Show me a business case” he declared, thus exposing his failure to distinguish between commercial and environmental criteria for public expenditure.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
Trains between Papakura and Pukekohe in south Auckland are up and running again after delays caused by a truck crashing into a rail bridge.
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