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.
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NZ rail projects benefit from fast-track legislation
Rail networks in Auckland and Wellington will benefit from faster approvals in a bill introduced to parliament in New Zealand.
The bill names 11 projects that will benefit, three of which are rail projects.
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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
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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
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Rail renewal underway on Auckland network
12 kilometres of rail and 2,500 sleepers are being replaced at the centre of the rail network in Auckland.
Staff from KiwiRail are working at night and on weekends to renovate the track on the Eastern
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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
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Rail maintenance, upgrades getting ahead of schedule
Major rail projects are completing extra works while Australia and New Zealand are under lockdown measures.
In Sydney, a number of projects are taking advantage of lower commuter numbers and relaxed regulations
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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,
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TAIC investigates KiwiRail derailment
A distracted driver and excessive speed caused a KiwiRail freight train to derail in March last year.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) found that the freight train had exceeded the
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Transport agencies respond to COVID-19 shutdown
On Sunday, March 22, NSW and Victoria announced shutdowns of non-essential services from midday, Monday, March 23.
While both states have continued to determine that public transport is an essential service,
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