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New Zealand operator KiwiRail says real-time reporting on freight volumes and movements will inform a live economic growth tracker being launched by Massey University.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
A health and safety lawyer believes the Transport Agency has been too cosy with the rail operators it is required to regulate for safety and wants change.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
Commuters are facing long waits as trains remained cancelled on the Kāpiti line due to a power outage.
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KiwiRail is sticking by its decision to purchase 15 new diesel locomotives despite a Government call not to scrap its North Island electric rail fleet.
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The New Zealand Government has committed to funding the refurbishment of KiwiRail’s ageing electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk line, providing additional capacity for rail freight growth.
Posted last month by bevans
Hamiltonians could be commuting by train to Auckland by March 2020 as the most detailed view of the potential service yet is revealed ahead of a crucial vote on its future.
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KiwiRail is set to receive NZD$35m ($23m) of funding from the Government of New Zealand to modernise 15 of its electric trains that operate between Hamilton and Palmerston North.
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The government has agreed to fund the refurbishment of 15 locomotives to enable electric haulage of freight trains on the North Island Main Trunk line to continue.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
Rail still has a lot of story to tell and a bright future, according to an industry veteran.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZ Transport Agency) has allocated more than NZ$96m ($62.06m) to upgrade the Wairarapa rail line in a bid to improve transportation and tourism in the Wellington region.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
A NZ$196m package of improvements to the Wellington regional rail network was announced by Transport Minister Phil Twyford on October 9.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
KiwiRail’s iconic Coastal Pacific scenic journey will roll again between Picton and Christchurch from December 1 this year, two years after the service was put on hold because of the devastating Kaikoura earthquake.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
The first daytime freight trains in almost two years will be running again between Blenheim and Christchurch from next week, marking a milestone in the rebuild effort following the Kaikoura earthquake.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
New Zealanders are being urged to show their support for the exceptional work done to restore the road and rail networks following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, by voting for the project in a prestigious international award.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
The Rail and Maritime Union says it was the "height of stupidity" to ban all West Coast rail services after a workplace accident.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
Close encounters with trains are on the rise and as train frequencies increase, KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ are encouraging everyone to take a simple action that could save their lives.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail’s tourist-focused Coastal Pacific service from Christchurch to Picton is to restart on December 1, two years after being suspended as a result of damage to the line caused by the 7·8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake of November 14 2016.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
The Auckland Council has revealed plans to expand the scope of the City Rail Link, a 3.45km long twin-tunnel underground rail link.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
The City Rail Link is going to be bigger, and cost more, because the original projections for use now look inadequate.
Posted 5 months ago by bevans
Tararua's iconic tourist hot spot, Tui Brewery, continues to attract visitors to our region, most recently on Sunday last week when 209 visitors made the steam-train journey from Wellington and the Kapiti Coast for a real taste of Tararua Country at Mangatainoka.
Posted 5 months ago by bevans
Main safety announcements on Auckland train services will, from Monday, be read in both English and Te Reo.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
The single rail track through the Whangamarino section of the Hamilton to Auckland rail network can be seen on the left, with Meremere and the Waikato River on the right.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
Brass fanfare and a tikanga Māori welcome saw Shane Jones descend on Napier on Wednesday via train.
Posted 6 months ago by Railpage System User
KiwiRail has signed a $49 million contract with JV Rail (a partnership between Fulton Hogan and John Holland Australia) to replace the overhead line system that supplies power to Metlink trains on Wellington’s Hutt Line, which sees five million commuter journeys every year.
The project is to involve replacing the existing timber poles with steel masts and renewing all the overhead wires and, simultaneously, replacing the system that supplies power to the signals on the Hutt line and with one that is situated underground.
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