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August 23, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland - Hamilton commuter service funding approved

A new passenger service between Auckland and Hamilton will launch in June 2020 following the New Zealand government’s confirmation it will provide $NZ 79.8m ($US 50.9m) of the $NZ 92.37m cost of establishing the service.

August 13, 2019 | Fleet

Wellington seeks funding for new bi-mode trains

GREATER Wellington Regional Council has endorsed a proposal that would see the New Zealand capital’s Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets replaced with 15 four-car Bi-mode Multiple Units (BMUs).

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

CAF rolls out extra EMUs for Auckland Transport

AUCKLAND Transport (AT) has released a photo of the first of a second batch of AM class EMUs currently being built by CAF in Spain, which is currently undergoing final electrical testing before being shipped to New Zealand.

July 19, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland City Rail Link major works contract signed

AUCKLAND City Rail Link (CRL) developer City Rail Link Ltd has signed a project alliance agreement (PAA) with the Link Alliance, enabling work to begin on two new underground stations, upgrading the existing Mt Eden station, and completing tunnel construction.

June 25, 2019 | Financial

KiwiRail to order 100 new locomotives and 900 wagons

THE New Zealand government has outlined how the $NZ 1bn ($US 664.5m) in additional funding recently allocated to national operator KiwiRail will be spent, including the purchase of 100 new locomotives and 900 new flat wagons.

June 14, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Napier - Wairoa line reopens following storm damage

NEW Zealand national operator KiwiRail has officially reopened the Napier to Wairoa section of the Napier - Gisborne line, which closed after a washout severed the line north of Wairoa in 2012.

May 30, 2019 | Financial

New Zealand rail sector receives $NZ 1bn funding boost

NEW Zealand national operator KiwiRail has received a major funding boost in the latest national budget announced by the Labour-led government on May 30.

May 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Dealing with Disaster

As long as railways have existed, the threat of disaster has never been far away. But as trains have become faster and more sophisticated, the techniques, methods and systems put in place to prevent and mitigate potential disasters have also become more complex. David Burroughs looks at how railways around the world are building resilience and recovery measures into their networks.

May 3, 2019 | Australia/NZ

KiwiRail appoints new CEO

NEW Zealand’s national railway KiwiRail announced on May 3 that former chairman Mr Greg Miller has taken up the role of group CEO, effective immediately.

April 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Cost of Auckland City Rail Link increases by $NZ 1bn

THE cost of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has increased by more than $NZ 1bn ($US 673.9m) to $NZ 4.4bn following competitive pressures including an overcrowded construction market in New Zealand and Australia.

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