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Major Milestone For Palmerston North Rail Hub
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 11:19 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail’s Regional Freight Hub in Palmerston North has taken a strong step forward, with its designation being confirmed. The planned 175 hectare rail-road hub on the northern edge of the city is an important part of Te Utanganui , the Central New ... More >>
A ‘Steely Stare’ to promote rail safety
Monday, 7 August 2023, 6:27 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail and TrackSAFE are urging people to be like Steely Stan – and take a good hard look for trains when approaching any rail level crossing. As part of Rail Safety Week 2023, role model Steely Stan will champion taking a good look to both the left ... More >>
New Capital Connection Carriages Enter Service Next Week
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 1:55 pm | KiwiRail
From Monday, the Capital Connection will offer passengers a smoother ride between Palmerston North and Wellington, as newly refurbished carriages come into operation. KiwiRail General Manager Scenic Journeys and Commuter Rail Tracey Goodall says KiwiRail ... More >>
Ongarue Rail Accident 100 Year Memorial Unveiling
Friday, 7 July 2023, 5:05 pm | KiwiRail
Tomorrow, on Saturday the 8th of July at 11:00am, the Ongarue Rail Accident Memorial will be unveiled to mark 100 years since the Ongarue derailment. The derailment claimed 17 lives and seriously injured 28 others. The memorial is sited near Ongarue on the ... More >>
KiwiRail Focuses On Core Passenger And Freight Ferries
Monday, 19 June 2023, 2:04 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail has confirmed its intention to sell the freight-only Valentine ferry to free-up crew and funding to increase investment in reliable freight and passenger ferries. The Valentine was originally leased by KiwiRail to provide additional freight ... More >>
Budget 2023 Continues Rail Rebuild And Looks To The Future
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:17 pm | KiwiRail
Budget 2023 will continue work upgrading the national railway, improve rail resilience in weather damaged regions, and look towards the future with an investigation into electrifying more rail lines, KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy says. The $569.2 ... More >>
Interislander Sorry For Loss Of Power Incident, Outlines Steps To Assure Safety
Friday, 5 May 2023, 6:54 pm | KiwiRail
Interislander is sorry for any distress caused to passengers and crew when the ferry Kaitaki lost power while sailing, in January and has taken a number of steps to ensure it never happens again, KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy says. A Transport Accident ... More >>
KiwiRail - Wellington Metro Network Update
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 2:24 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy: “KiwiRail’s Track Evaluation Car has completed its assessment of the Kāpiti Line and we have now lifted the blanket 70km/h speed restriction. This will allow Metlink to return commuters services across Wellington ... More >>
KiwiRail Committed To Not Repeating Wellington Disruptions
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 3:57 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail is investigating a series of failures that resulted in a specialist track machine being unable to assess the Wellington rail network in time – causing major disruption for commuters across the city. KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy says ... More >>
KiwiRail accepts independent review into Wellington metro disruptions
Monday, 1 May 2023, 6:23 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail will co-operate fully with the Government review into the Wellington commuter rail disruption, says KiwiRail Chair David McLean. “Chief Executive Peter Reidy has discussed the issue with Minister of Transport Michael Wood and I have discussed ... More >>
KiwiRail - Wellington Metro Network Update
Monday, 1 May 2023, 1:09 pm | KiwiRail
Chief Operations Officer Siva Sivapakkiam says: “KiwiRail’s Track Evaluation Car has travelled down from Auckland and is currently in Palmerston North. “Tonight (1 May) it will begin assessing one of the two tracks on the Kāpiti Line (between ... More >>
KiwiRail - Wellington Metro Network Update
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 7:35 pm | KiwiRail
Attributed to KiwiRail Chief Operations Officer Siva Sivapakkiam. “KiwiRail is working hard to lift speed restrictions on the Wellington metro rail network in days, not weeks.” “Our mechanical teams re-lathed the wheels of our specialist Track ... More >>
KiwiRail Speed Restrictions On Wellington’s Rail Network During May
Friday, 28 April 2023, 3:41 pm | KiwiRail
Trains to and from Wellington will be running more slowly in May due to vital KiwiRail track evaluation safety equipment being out of action. From Monday 1 May, a 70km/h speed restriction will be in place. This will limit train speeds and frequency, requiring ... More >>
Opening Of Rail Line To Hastings Helps Move More Freight In Hawke’s Bay
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 1:52 pm | KiwiRail
Reopening the rail line to Hastings is a significant milestone in Hawke’s Bay’s cyclone recovery and will help move cargo to and from the region’s trade gateway, Napier Port. On Monday 3 April the rail line between Woodville and Hastings ... More >>
Interislander Ferry Service Update
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:25 am | KiwiRail
The Interislander ferry Kaitaki will resume taking passengers from Saturday 4 March. Interislander Executive General Manager Walter Rushbrook says since Kaitaki lost power on 28 January, the Interislander team has undertaken several assurance processes ... More >>
KiwiRail’s Steady Progress Provides Platform For Growth
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:22 pm | KiwiRail
A lift in KiwiRail’s half-year result reflects a return to full service of its Interislander and Great Journeys New Zealand scenic passenger operations, and the lessening impact of Covid-19. KiwiRail Holdings Limited, which owns and operates ... More >>
Appointments Strengthen KiwiRail Board
Monday, 27 February 2023, 4:09 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail Chair David McLean has today announced former CentrePort CEO Liz Ward will be joining the KiwiRail Board on 1 May. Her appointment follows that of Rob Jager and Ed Sims who joined the Board earlier this year. Welcoming the three new directors, ... More >>
Kaitaki To Return To Cook Strait Run
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 6:03 pm | KiwiRail
“The plan is to return Kaitaki into service in a staged way. The ship will return initially as a freight-only service. After further performance and assurance checks, we will resume taking passengers. “We will confirm the timeframes as soon as we ... More >>
Kaitaki Making Progress On Return To Service
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 12:40 am | KiwiRail
Kaitaki is making progress on its return to service, Interislander Executive General Manager Walter Rushbrook says. “The fault that caused a loss of power on Saturday has been identified and is in the process of being fixed. “The root cause was a ... More >>
Major Milestone For KiwiRail’s Wellington Ferry Terminal Upgrade - Consent Approved
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 10:36 am | KiwiRail
The upgrade of KiwiRail’s Kaiwharawhara Wellington Ferry terminal has been approved under the fast-track consenting process in what is a major milestone for the project. KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy welcomed the decision by the expert consenting ... More >>
