While New Zealand is having a significant drought, one of the worst in decades, farmers and rail operators have come together to deliver much needed grain to agricultural communities in Hawke’s Bay.
KiwiRail
Read More
Upgrades begin to allow more freight on Northland Line
Major works on New Zealand’s Northland Line have begun to enable more freight to be carried by train and faster passenger services.
The $204.5 million worth of works include replacing bridges, improving
Read More
Read More
RFP begun for new, rail-enabled Interislander ferries
KiwiRail has released a request for proposal (RFP) for new Interislander ferries with 300 per cent greater capacity for freight rail wagons.
The announcement is the next step in the process of replacing
Read More
Read More
Budget allocates $1.2bn for rail in NZ
NZ$1.2 billion ($1.11bn) has been earmarked for rail in New Zealand’s 2020 budget.
The NZ Coalition government has targeted investment in track and locomotives, as well as a replacement for the Interislander
Read More
Read More
NZ rail projects part of post-Covid-19 wishlist
New Zealand is looking for major infrastructure projects to get the country going once its lockdown phase ends.
After the NZ government announced on April 1 that it would be looking to fund infrastructure,
Read More
Read More
KiwiRail grows revenue amid modal shift
KiwiRail has increased its revenue for the half year ending on 31 December 2019, despite what group chief executive Greg Miller called a “difficult environment”.
“We are pleased we have held the
Read More
Read More
KiwiRail chief executive calls on NZ government to boost the “rundown” network
Greg Miller, KiwiRail Group chief executive said there is far greater demand for rail services than the group is able to supply.
In his address to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee on the
Read More
Read More
Hundreds of millions of dollars being invested in New Zealand’s KiwiRail network
The New Zealand Government has announced a further $109.7 million rail investment in Northland rail freight on the KiwiRail network.
This follows the injection of $211 million to upgrade Wellington networks
Read More
Read More
KiwiRail boosts Auckland metro backup power following outage
KiwiRail has reconfigured the backup power supply for Auckland’s metro train signalling system after an outage on Wednesday morning led to significant train delays across the network.
The signal fault
Read More
Read More