Posted 14 years ago by markcurtis
Police are investigating the possibility that a gas cylinder, perhaps left on railway lines on purpose, caused yesterday's "severe" delays to thousands of Auckland rail commuters.
Posted 14 years ago by markcurtis
The New Zealand main trunk railway line was due to be reopened last night after it was closed as a result of a freight train derailment at Huntly.
Posted 14 years ago by markcurtis
Rail buffs are speculating Australian company Toll Holdings Ltd is finding New Zealand too hard a place to make a dollar and may sell its rail business to the government.
Posted 14 years ago by markcurtis
Auckland's public transport agency is offering a down-payment on the "holy grail" of a possible rail link between the airport and Britomart.
Posted 14 years ago by markcurtis
Physical preparations are starting for Auckland's $1 billion-plus rail electrification project, with the deepening of a tunnel under Newmarket's main street.
Posted 15 years ago by Loco
The Australian transport conglomerate Toll Holdings has reversed its controversial decision to scrap all passenger train services between Auckland and Wellington.
Posted 15 years ago by Loco
A young New Zealander run over by a freight train as she lay
between the tracks is "incredibly lucky" to be alive, a rail
spokeswoman said today.
Posted 15 years ago by plaird
An Opinion Piece from The Dominion Post (Wellington NZ) pB5
15 August 2006
Train operator Toll NZ should have tried harder with its Auckland-Wellington passenger services writes Dr Philip Laird.
See also Final Overlander rail journey sold out
15 August 2006 Waikato Times
The Overlander may have been running empty for several years but it's going to end its days fully booked, with the final Overlander service on September 30 sold out.
Meanwhile, Ruapehu Mayor Sue Morris said she was going ahead with plans to try to save the 97-year-old North Island main trunk passenger rail service. Ruapehu District Council unanimously supported her moves to meet Finance Minister Michael Cullen as soon as possible. "The public reaction has been overwhelming."
Mrs Morris said she had letters of support from all around the world.
Posted 15 years ago by xtrapolis954m
Toll New Zealand is putting its TranzAlpine and TranzCoastal South Island railway services up for sale.
Yesterday, Toll NZ announced it was seeking expressions of interest in its two long-distance South Island tourist trains – the TranzCoastal between Picton and Christchurch and the TranzAlpine between Christchurch and Greymouth.
Posted 15 years ago by loud_noises
A train fire which forced the evacuation of 45 passengers and two crew in south Auckland yesterday is to be investigated by an accident watchdog.
Posted 15 years ago by loud_noises
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) today announced the rail network’s first fare increase in over five years. An average 10 per cent increase in train fares (excluding day and monthly passes which stay the same) will commence on Monday 13 February 2006.
Posted 15 years ago by loud_noises
Connex to adopt new shared identity of parent company, Veolia Environnement, world leader in environmental solutions, from 1st March 2006.
Posted 15 years ago by loud_noises
Stories of rail's past and present in the hit television series Off The Rails connected so well with viewers they have been rescreened this summer. But finding anyone to talk about rail's future is hard, as it remains subject to finalising an acceptable tie-up between the Government and the private sector.
Posted 16 years ago by loud_noises
Auckland rail passengers will benefit from a multi-million dollar package announced today by Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Transport Minister David Parker to upgrade the Auckland rail network.
Posted 16 years ago by loud_noises
After the Auckland Regional Transit Authority announced its plans for the redevelopment of Newmarket, the second busiest station on Auckland's metropolitan network, commuters and enthusiasts are unhappy that the station will be situated in a position where trains will need to reverse to get into the Waitakere line.
Posted 16 years ago by bevans
SHOULD anyone from Citigroup ever get around to calling Don Braid, he will be happy to have a chat. Braid is managing director of Mainfreight New Zealand and, according to the schedule for next week's second annual Citigroup tour of Toll New Zealand, he is due to meet a swag of Aussie analysts on Friday at about 2pm. Only trouble is, no one has told Mainfreight that the Australians are coming. And, anyway, Braid is going to be in Australia for the whole of next week. Which is a shame really, because Braid, a major customer and regular sparring partner of Toll, has something to tell anyone who is prepared to listen.
Posted 16 years ago by freightgate
HUTT rail commuters faced long delays yesterday morning when a train from Melling broke down, holding up at least four following trains during rush hour.
Passenger Sandeep Bhim said his train was delayed for an hour between Ava and Petone and staff could have communicated better.
Posted 16 years ago by TA 2000
A huge overhaul of New Zealand's 15-year-old railway communications system and the installation of GPS units in locomotives is set to result in better passenger information, increased fuel efficiency and improved safety for the rail network.
Posted 16 years ago by bevans
Auckland rail will receive $66 million for a crucial duplicate track to boost services between New Lynn and Henderson - but faces a nine-month delay before it is ready.
Government funding agency Land Transport New Zealand has added $34.8 million to a preliminary grant of $4.8 million for the project, to which the Auckland Regional Council will also contribute $26.4 million.
Posted 17 years ago by TheLoadedDog
Between April 2004 and early 2005, construction work will take place on the section of railway that runs from Boston Road Station in Mt Eden to Morningside.
Posted 17 years ago by
Toll NZ wants to build more rail equipment in New Zealand, including new locomotives. In his first interview since becoming Toll NZ's rail chief, Gary Taylor said yesterday the company was now considering options for new locomotives.
Posted 17 years ago by DavidB
Transport and logistics firm Toll Holdings Ltd reaffirmed its expectation of a record financial result for fiscal 2005 and said it was well positioned for acquisitions. Toll reported a 59 per cent lift in net profit for the 2004 financial year of $168.6 million, helped by a contribution from its New Zealand acquisition, Toll NZ (formerly Tranz Rail).
Posted 17 years ago by bevans
Toll New Zealand will pay $38.4 million to the Government for sole use of the rail network in the year to June 30, 2005.
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