KiwiRail’s Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific scenic train operations will resume later this year, with the addition of new travel packages and tours which will encourage travellers to explore regional New Zealand.
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Titanic effort at Mt Eden
Sturdy, strong, steel ‘titans’ are starting to reveal their mechanical muscle to advance the next stage of New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project.
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COVID takes toll on NZ scenic trains
KiwiRail will not restart two of its regular scenic trains until mid-2022, while the tourism market remains difficult and improvements are made to the services.
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End of the line at Britomart
Work on one of the most complex engineering challenges undertaken in New Zealand has ended with completion of City Rail Link’s (CRL) C1 contract at Britomart Station.
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Karangahape welcomes Dame Whina Cooper
Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) tunnel boring machine (TBM), Dame Whina Cooper, has broken through into the Karangahape Station construction site at the end of its 860 metre-long journey from Mt Eden.
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Workover for Workshops
The largest workshop at KiwiRail’s South Dunedin Hillside Workshops is set to come down as a major redevelopment of the historic site gets underway.
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City Rail Link back to work
City Rail Link expects a rapid and successful return to work at its Auckland construction sites today, with strict health and safety protocols operating in line with the New Zealand Government’s COVID Alert Level 3 announcement.
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COVID slows down tunnel boring
Current COVID restrictions across New Zealand have slowed down tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations in Auckland.
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COVID lockdown halts CRL construction work
Construction workers at all City Rail Link (CRL) project sites have downed tools in the wake of the snap COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand.
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Swift response to track damage report
KiwiRail and Auckland Transport have moved quickly to address issues raised by a report into track damage caused by rolling contact fatigue (RCF), which led to widespread speed restrictions across the Auckland rail network.
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