Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail will employ 100 new apprentices, thanks to government funding from the Regional Apprenticeship Initiative.
Posted 4 days ago by NSWGR8022
National has pledged $400,000 to support a commuter rail link between Mosgiel and Dunedin.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Auckland and Wellington are removing caps on capacity levels designed to enable physical distancing on trains, buses, and ferries.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail has extended a shutdown of the Eastern Line between Quay Park and Westfield for another two weeks to enable urgent upgrades to the Auckland railway network.
Posted 2 weeks ago by GheringhapLoop
Auckland’s rail network needs $200 million of work as a result of inadequate maintenance, increasing failures and a long list of repairs – some urgent – which will continue to disrupt services for several years, a report reveals.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The Hamilton to Auckland Intercity Connectivity interim indicative business case outlines four scenarios ranging from upgrading and electrifying the existing line to constructing a new 250km/h alignment between the two cities.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Auckland Transport has welcomed the New Zealand government’s mandating of face masks on public transport.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
A National MP has slammed the Hamilton-Auckland “token train”, stoking fears the service will be scrapped if there is a change in Government.
Posted last month by NSWGR8022
The Government will help fund the construction of a rail hub in Rangitīkei dedicated to handling and transporting logs from around the lower North Island, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones has announced.
Posted last month by bevans
New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project is celebrating a significant milestone – Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has formally accepted ownership of its US$8.7M Herrenknecht 7.15m diameter EPBM after extensive factory tests in China.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Urgent upgrades to track around Auckland have led to KiwiRail imposing a 40km/h speed restriction across the entire network for the next six months.
Posted last month by newsbot
Wear on Auckland's metro rail network is more widespread than first thought, triggering urgent work to replace 100km of track in six months.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Rail services have continued in New Zealand despite the reimposition of lockdown measures to control the spread of new cases of COVID-19.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Downer NZ, a subsidiary of Downer, Australia, was awarded the contract through an open tender, with national railway KiwiRail saying it received no wholly-New Zealand-owned bids for the contract.
Posted last month by bevans
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Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Transport Minister Phil Twyford today kicked off the start of the Auckland NZ Upgrade Programme rail projects which will support over 400 jobs and help unlock our biggest city.
Posted last month by bevans
Despite the Government installing safety upgrades around the country, people should still take care around rail crossings, said Transport Minister Phil Twyford launching Rail Safety Week.
Posted last month by NSWGR8022
City bosses are confident Hamilton’s new transport hub will be ready in time for the launch of the commuter rail service to Auckland.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
All of KiwiRail’s scenic services will return this summer, and the operator will add the Northern Explorer to its range of services.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Christchurch’s damaged rail maintenance facilities will be replaced with a newly built $39 million ($36m) site.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
KiwiRail tells Rail Express how its adoption of driver advisory systems (DAS) from TTG Transportation Technology is delivering benefits now and over the long term.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The New Zealand government is investing in building and renewing public transport infrastructure in Auckland to boost the local economy and improve rail services.
Posted 2 months ago by NSWGR8022
Up to 14,000 train passengers in one day alone could be affected by a three-day closure of Auckland’s western line later this week.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The New Zealand Government has provided an investment of NZD13m ($8.5m) to state-owned rail operator KiwiRail to boost the rail connection between the West Coast and Christchurch.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A $13 million investment from Government will create jobs and improve the resilience of the rail connection between Christchurch and the West Coast, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones and Regional Economic Development Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau say.
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