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KiwiRail - Latest News [Page 24]
KiwiRail services after the 13 June 2011 earthquakes
Monday, 13 June 2011, 4:44 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail has today suspended all train services between Ashburton, Springfield and Waipara in the South Island because of the latest earthquakes in Christchurch. More >>
Changes to KiwiRail Mechanical Business Unit
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 1:04 pm | KiwiRail
Changes to KiwiRail Mechanical Business Unit KiwiRail’s Mechanical Business is undergoing a change process to better support the requirements of the new rollingstock arriving over the next ten years. Currently this business is structured to support ... More >>
Rail Freight Services Speeds at Normal Pace
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 9:12 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail freight services on the main trunk line to Christchurch are back operating at full speed. More >>
KiwiRail resumes TranzAlpine train
Sunday, 6 March 2011, 7:31 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail resumes TranzAlpine train from Christchurch to West Coast From Monday 7 March, the iconic TranzAlpine train will begin running between Christchurch and Greymouth. More >>
Rail Freight Services Resume to Lyttelton Port
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 9:46 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail freight services to the Port of Lyttelton resumed from 5pm yesterday evening. Containerised freight began moving last night, and coal trains are expected to start during the weekend. The services are running under a temporary 25km/h speed restriction. More >>
Interislander Plays its Part in Helping Christchurch
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 2:48 pm | KiwiRail
Interislander staff and ships are doing their bit to make sure urgently-needed supplies make their way to Christchurch. Passenger numbers are also up as people leave Christchurch for the north. Interislander general manager Thomas Davis said that, in the week ... More >>
Rising Freight Volumes Encouraging Start to Rail Turn-Around
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 2:47 pm | KiwiRail
Rising freight revenue in the first six months of the 2010-11 financial year has enabled KiwiRail to make an encouraging start in its quest to create a business capable of paying its way, said Chairman John Spencer. More >>
Tranz Scenic Assesses Resumption of South Island Trains
Monday, 28 February 2011, 10:30 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail is assessing resumption of scenic passenger trains operating from Christchurch before announcing a date for the restart of services. The TranzAlpine and TranzCoastal were suspended immediately following the earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake: Rail Network Update
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 5:26 pm | KiwiRail
The rail network in Canterbury has been largely cleared for the resumption of rail operations. Repairs on the Main North Line between Rangiora and Christchurch are expected to be completed this evening and trains will begin moving south from Picton ... More >>
KiwiRail Christchurch earthquake update
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:47 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail has stopped all trains at 12.58 (time of earthquake) between Timaru and Picton, and on the West Coast. There are no injuries to staff or passengers. TranzAlpine has been stopped at Greymouth and the return service has been cancelled. There are ... More >>
Rail upgrade package passes the half-way mark
Monday, 3 January 2011, 6:41 pm | KiwiRail
Wellington ’s Christmas rail upgrade package passes the half-way mark KiwiRail’s engineering work in Wellington over the summer has passed its halfway mark, with passenger train services returning to Wellington on Monday (3 January 2011) after ... More >>
Don’t let lack of care around Level Crossings kill this Xmas
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 3:25 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail and the Chris Cairns Foundation are warning people to take care around railway lines this Christmas in light of recent statistics showing that people are continuing to take unnecessary risks around level crossings. More >>
Chinese company Preferred Tenderer for Supply of 300 Wagons
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 2:08 pm | KiwiRail
China CNR Corporation (CNR) is KiwiRail’s preferred supplier of 300 CFT (container flat deck wagons) needed urgently to bolster its ageing wagon fleet, KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn confirmed today. More >>
New locomotives signal beginning of investment
Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:30 pm | KiwiRail
The addition of new locomotives to the KiwiRail fleet this month is the most significant step yet in a major investment programme to rebuild the rail business, says KiwiRail chairman John Spencer. More >>
St George St, Papatoetoe to reopen Sunday
Friday, 3 December 2010, 4:10 pm | KiwiRail
Contractors working to replace the St George St rail overbridge in Papatoetoe are making good progress, and will fully reopen the bridge five days earlier than planned. One lane of traffic at a time has been closed across the St George St bridge since ... More >>
KiwiRail confirms it will tender for wagon fleet
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 9:58 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail will submit its own bid to build new freight wagons to replace its ageing wagon fleet, KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn confirmed today. More >>
Freight Continues To Move While Main Line Closed
Sunday, 12 September 2010, 6:37 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail is continuing to move freight by road between Blenheim and Christchurch while the Main North Line remains closed by a large slip south of Kaikoura. More >>
Tranzcoastal Passenger Train Services Suspended
Sunday, 12 September 2010, 10:26 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail has announced that, due to a major slip south of Kaikoura in South Island, the TranzCoastal passenger train service is temporarily suspended and a bus replacement cannot be provided. More >>
Midland Line rail services resume this afternoon
Monday, 6 September 2010, 5:25 pm | KiwiRail
The Midland railway line that connects Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton to the West Coast reopened to rail freight traffic this afternoon following completion of track repairs, inspection of bridges and the successful running of a test train. More >>
Support of Major Customers Encouraging
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 5:35 pm | KiwiRail
The customer response to KiwiRail service level improvements and an export-led recovery in the later months of the financial year combined to provide the Board with reason to be optimistic about the future, Chairman John Spencer said today. More >>
