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telephones on the tunnel wall to be dead. Shortly afterwards, the tunnel alarm sounded at Upper Hutt signal box indicating the train had been in the tunnel for more than 15 minutes, and a full-scale emergency response was activated. The train was removed from the tunnel two hours later by a relief locomotive from the
Featherston end after a haphazard response on both sides of the tunnel. There were no injuries, although some elderly passengers required medical treatment due to the distress of the event. After the incident, changes were made to the Train Control telephones so they would self-test and track occupancy rules were modified to allow trains to coast out of the tunnel (which has a gradient of 0.25% to 0.55%) if they became disabled. Emergency services on either side of the tunnel now carry out training exercises every 2–3 years in preparation for such a situation.
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1608:. Only minor injuries were reported, but the slip and the derailed rolling stock blocked the line, preventing services operating until Sunday evening (26 July). The accident highlighted a flaw in the design of the pneumatically-operated interior doors in the SW carriages, which stuck in position when the compressed air supply was lost as a result of the locomotive being shut down. Three people were needed to open them by hand, sparking concerns that the carriages could not be evacuated quickly in the event of a fire. The doors were modified so they would open automatically if the compressed air supply is lost.
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passes must pay the cash fare difference as a surcharge, i.e. $ 5.00 for Petone and
Waterloo, $ 1.00 for Upper Hutt. Warnings about the minimum fare are placed on the doors of all SW and SE carriages. Until April 2011, the minimum fare also applied to those boarding Wellington-bound services after Maymorn. This was temporarily removed in April 2011 to help alleviate a rolling stock shortage brought about by the delayed introduction of the Matangi electric multiple units, and was later made permanent in October 2011.
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As of June 2019, there are three consists: an 9-carriage train consisting of 6 SE carriages and 3 SW carriages, a 6-carriage SW consist and another 6-carriage SW consist, plus a spare 4-car SW consist. The 9-carriage SW and SE consist operates two services: 1603 (the 06:20 ex-Masterton) and 1606 (the
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Wairarapa Connection consist (seven cars and van), which formed the weekdays 6.30 am from Masterton and 4.33 pm from Wellington had five cars replaced by ones from the now-disbanded charter fleet so that their Korean bogies can be overhauled and placed under five
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In 1993, after the successful re-introduction and rebranding of the
Capital Connection service, a similar refurbishment and rebranding program was initiated for the sixteen Wairarapa carriages, though only 12 were actually overhauled. This program lasted four years, until 1997. Six A cars and three
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To avoid Hutt Valley passengers overcrowding the service, passengers boarding a
Masterton-bound Wairarapa Connection service at Wellington and alighting before Maymorn station must pay the full fare from Wellington to Maymorn ($ 10.50 as of July 2016). Those using ten-trip tickets and monthly
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Express in 1996, was also working the service in 2003. While on the TranzCoastal it was fitted with air-conditioning. This is not the first time this carriage has worked the
Wairarapa services; in 1995, while assigned to the NIMT and sporting the InterCity blue with white stripe and green band, it
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Train numbers for the service are 1601 to 1616. The 6 specifies the train leaves
Wellington via the Hutt Valley Line, while the 1 specifies a Masterton-bound service (2 indicates Upper Hutt, 4 indicates Taita, and 5 indicates Melling). Down services (towards Wellington) have odd numbers, while up
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used since the service's introduction, some of which were 70 years old. Eighteen carriages are used – twelve SW with 64 seats; three SWS with 37 seats, wheelchair hoist and disabled toilet; and three SWG with 37 seats, luggage compartment and generator. The carriages are formed into three sets of
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freed more. A wooden 50-foot Z bogie box wagon was refitted with bogies that enabled it to run at passenger-train speed and was painted the same shade of bright red as the cars it accompanied. In the style of the new
Fastrak and Northtrak express parcels logos that emphasised the new approach and
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In 1995, two of the four ALs were equipped with generators similar to those installed in power-baggage vans used by long-distance passenger trains, making them power-luggage vans. In 2002 one car was refurbished for the
Wairarapa but retained original seating, albeit reupholstered. In 2003 the
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carriages to replace the fleet. They are classified SW for cars with passenger saloon only, SWS with servery and SWG with luggage compartment and generator for power supply. The S stands for "Scenic Series" and "W" for "Wairarapa", to distinguish them from their
Capital Connection counterparts,
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On 17 October 1997, the mid-morning service to Wellington broke down 2.5 km into the Rimutaka Tunnel from the Featherston portal after an electrical fault in locomotive DC 4951's control gear. The Rimutaka Tunnel is a radio dead-spot, and the train driver and guard found the Train Control
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A former 1988 Southerner car turned NIMT no-frills car, later fitted with air-conditioning, was then permanently allocated to the Wairarapa. The sole remaining former single-lavatory first-class car, which served in the 1970 Southerner, 1988 Northerner and, as a "Backpackers" car, the
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The 91-kilometre (57 mi) service operates five times daily in each direction Monday to Friday, three peak and two off-peak, with an additional service each way on Friday nights and two services each way on weekends and public holidays. It stops at all stations from Masterton to
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Improvements planned for the Wairarapa Line beyond Upper Hutt from 2021 to 2024 include track renewals with full renewal in the Remutaka and Maoribank tunnels, renewals of timber elements in three bridges, refurbishments of some level crossings and drainage and vegetation clearing.
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cars, of which two were ALs, became redundant, so the 54-seat A car and one 46-seat AL were assigned to Wairarapa services. With the streamlining of Greymouth expresses into one out-and-back operation, one Picton car became surplus to requirements and joined the Masterton fleet.
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blue livery, with a 220-mm white stripe and 100-mm green band inside it running the length of each car, with "Cityrail" emblazoned on both ends of each car. In 1995, as an interim measure leading up to the phasing in of the new all-over Cato blue livery of the new
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of four ALs were thoroughly overhauled and refurbished with new-style seats. These vehicles were fitted with cloth on the interior walls to reduce noise and were fully carpeted. A class carriages seated 59, as one toilet from each car was removed to increase
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other car was rebuilt and refurbished for use as a "small window" air-conditioned car for the NIMT passenger trains. A third car was stripped to the underframe but retained its compartment-dividing walls for profile purposes, while the fourth was scrapped.
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There are five trains each way between Masterton and Wellington Monday to Friday: three at peak times, to Wellington in the morning and to Masterton in the evening; and two inter-peak. A sixth service operates late Friday night. On weekends and
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between three and eight carriages, consisting of (from the Masterton end of train) an SWG, an SW, an SWS, and then the remaining SW carriages. Because of the short platforms at Renall Street, Solway, Matarawa and Maymorn stations,
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In 1964, the demand between Masterton and Wellington was exceeding the capacity of the 88-seater railcars, with a capacity of 176 with two railcars. The solution was to introduce a diesel-hauled carriage service.
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compared to the narrow and winding Rimutaka Hill Road over them. In the year to 30 June 2013, the service's ridership was 705,000, down slightly from 719,000 in the 2011/12-year. 780,000 used the train in 2019.
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16:25 ex-Wellington). The two 6-carriage consists alternate daily, one set operating 1605 (the 06:47 ex-Masterton) and 1608 (the 17:30 ex-Wellington) while the other operates the remaining six services.
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On 11 May 2007, the first four cars entered service, with three more introduced on 18 June 2007 making up a 7-car consist. The remaining 11 cars entered service incrementally by the end of 2007.
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from KiwiRail's fleet. Usually four locomotives are allocated weekly to the Wairarapa Line, operating the Wairarapa Connection and Masterton–Wellington freight services. Since July 2015,
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On 23 July 2009, the 17:33 service to Masterton hit a mudslide blocking the line just north of Maoribank tunnel near Maymorn. The locomotive, DCP4818, and the first carriage, SWG3422,
880:, were introduced to the Wairarapa service. However, the underframes were not designed to be towed in the long term and they deteriorated rapidly, bringing about their demise by 1985.
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services were used on the interim. These included two former Auckland charter cars that were refurbished in 1993. These two cars were then permanently allocated to the Wairarapa.
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In the early 1980s, with the refurbishment of the Picton and Greymouth services and the decision to use the former Endeavour carriages on new Gisborne-Wellington services, former
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222, used to supplement or replace the SWG or SEG carriages. If the SWG/SEG carriage is replaced, an extra SW/SE carriage is added, making the consist AG–SW–SW–SWS–SW...
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promised expenditure on the line from the proposed regional development fund. The Wellington Metro upgrade is expected to improve operation of the service.
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In 1976, three more As and an AL were added, later joined by another A and AL, all overhauled. They were fitted with fluorescent strip lighting similar to
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announced on 30 January 2020 included for the Wairarapa Line passing loops at Carterton, Featherston and Maymorn and a second platform at Featherston.
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From 1999 onward, due to age and related deterioration, gradual withdrawal from service of older carriages occurred, and cars from long-distance
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were transferred north and fitted with Webasto kerosene-burning heaters for the service. They seated 336 passengers on two-person bench-type
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In 2017, a survey found a desire for more off-peak and weekend services and a more punctual service. In July, Labour leader
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2067:"Report 09-103: Passenger Train 1608, collision with slip and derailment, Tunnel 1, Wairarapa Line, Maymorn, 23 July 2009"
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in 1964 after passenger demand between Masterton to Wellington exceeded the capacity of the diesel railcars then used.
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sub-contracted to operate the locomotives) under contract from the Greater Wellington Regional Council. It is a
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priority of parcels traffic, the wagon had a logo known as Waitrak, as it was dedicated to Wairarapa services.
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cars, and painted in a new, brighter shade of red, with white roofs as opposed to the standard silver oxide.
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The inaugural run of the first four cars was on 14 May 2007, being met by the Minister of Transport,
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corporate image, a light blue 350-mm full-length stripe was introduced, and a new name for Cityrail,
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The Wairarapa Connection is the only diesel-hauled service operated by Metlink, hauled by
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ran on the Wairarapa Connection for a time with the first car-van to receive a generator.
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A photo of a Wairarapa railcar approaching Wellington, alongside Wellington Harbour c1938
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The Wairarapa Connection has been involved in several accidents. Most have occurred at
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2149:"Urgent push for Wairarapa rail line upgrade as regional councillors become impatient"
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bogies limited to 80 km/h, not the 100 km/h standard carriage train speed.
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2422:"Inaugural train journey marks arrival of first new Wairarapa carriages in 60 years"
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1985:"Report 97-112: Passenger train 1605, disabled, Rimutaka Tunnel, 17 October 1997"
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opened and the line became the first fully dieselised line in New Zealand. The
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electric locomotives in Wellington for two years until the arrival of the new
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won the contract from the Greater Wellington Regional Council to rebuild 18
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2227:"Regional Council plans new trains for Wellington but it'll take six years"
2097:"Increasing calls for Wairarapa to Wellington train services to be updated"
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2335:"New hybrid trains for Wellington snubbed in government transport package"
2175:"Labours Little says Wairarapa rail link could benefit from regional fund"
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The first run in service was on Thursday 18 May on train 1602, departing
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2123:"Wairarapas notoriously late trains becoming even less punctual"
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carriage train ran between Wellington and Woodville until 1948.
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Based on 4:25 pm and 5:33 pm services from Wellington
1693:. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. pp. 134–137.
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is a New Zealand interurban commuter rail service along the
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2279:"Refurbishments for carriages on Wairarapa train line"
2255:. Greater Wellington Regional Council. 8 August 2019.
1731:. Greater Wellington Regional Council. 30 June 2013.
1726:"Wellington Metropolitan Rail 2012/13 Annual Report"
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The interior of Wairarapa Connection carriage SW5658
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of the new SW cars. The charter cars run on old NZR
2361:"Infrastructure boost, but hybrid trains next stop"
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Great Railway Journeys in Australia and New Zealand
910:between Wellington and Napier, the three remaining
876:railcars painted a distinctive green and nicknamed
2438:"More new carriages introduced on Wairarapa line"
2305:"Government green lights Lower North Island Rail"
2253:"Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains"
1637:and Wairarapa Connection trains with 15 four-car
1633:In 2019, the GWRC proposed replacing in 2025 the
731:. It is operated by Wellington suburban operator
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2041:"KiwiRail working to re-open track – tvnz.co.nz"
1086:There is also a luggage and generator carriage,
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1497:services (towards Masterton) have even numbers
926:The overhauls saw the introduction of the new
2962:Long-distance passenger trains in New Zealand
2693:Long distance passenger trains of New Zealand
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1871:"Faster locos mean timely rides – council"
1812:New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
1767:"Wellington Rail Programme Business Case"
1620:Public transport in the Wellington Region
1902:"Lack of leg space frustrates commuters"
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1930:. Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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2201:"Wellington Metro upgrade (timetable)"
1995:from the original on 24 September 2015
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2155:from the original on 4 September 2017
2015:"Rimutaka rail line shut – NZ Herald"
1908:from the original on 23 February 2014
1850:from the original on 25 February 2020
2341:from the original on 1 February 2020
2337:. Stuff (Fairfax). 30 January 2020.
2021:from the original on 21 October 2012
1955:"MP slams "shambolic" rail services"
1904:. Wairarapa News (via Stuff.co.nz).
1783:from the original on 8 February 2023
1055:Carriages are the SW class, rebuilt
2972:Railway services introduced in 1964
2259:from the original on 21 August 2019
2233:from the original on 19 August 2019
2229:. Stuff (Fairfax). 11 August 2019.
1841:Greater Wellington Regional Council
1774:Greater Wellington Regional Council
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2977:1964 establishments in New Zealand
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2099:. Stuff (Fairfax). 11 April 2017.
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1689:Bowden, David (5 September 2017).
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1965:from the original on 30 June 2018
1934:from the original on 17 July 2014
1738:from the original on 26 July 2014
807:Before the Wairarapa Connection,
2389:. KiwiRail. 2022. Archived from
2207:from the original on 1 July 2019
2181:from the original on 9 July 2017
2177:. Stuff (Fairfax). 3 July 2017.
2129:from the original on 7 July 2017
2125:. Stuff (Fairfax). 16 May 2017.
2103:from the original on 6 July 2017
1928:"How to pay your fare – Metlink"
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1646:New Zealand Upgrade Programme
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1804:New Zealand Railway Observer
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2281:. GWRC. 26 February 2020.
1802:"Train replaces Railcar".
1667:Wellington railway station
1077:"Matangi" FP/FT class EMUs
892:New Plymouth Night Express
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256:18Ă— SW class carriages
174:91 km (57 mi)
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258:6Ă— SE class carriages
190:Mon-Thu: five each way
1834:"Year in Review 2007"
1061:NZR 56-foot carriages
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885:EM class "Ganz-Mavag"
325:91.0 km / 1:42hr
2927:South Island Limited
2821:New Plymouth Express
2759:Taieri Gorge Limited
2728:Wairarapa Connection
2486:Wairarapa Connection
1511:Saturday and Sunday
997:at 8.09 am and
964:Hillside Engineering
774:commuter service to
713:Wairarapa Connection
669:0.0 km / 0:00hr
222:Seating arrangements
179:Average journey time
33:Wairarapa Connection
1875:Wairarapa Times-Age
1814:: 25. Autumn 1964.
1580:Fares and ticketing
1057:British Rail Mark 2
968:British Rail Mark 2
465:(Woodside Junction)
385:(Kurupuni, Purakau)
209:Standard class only
102:Transdev Wellington
97:Current operator(s)
16:New Zealand railway
2886:Waikato Connection
2806:Geyserland Express
2718:Capital Connection
2203:. KiwiRail. 2019.
2073:. September 2010.
1635:Capital Connection
1617:See re new trains
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826:in 1955, when the
809:88 seater railcars
772:Capital Connection
230:Baggage facilities
171:Distance travelled
109:Former operator(s)
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81:Wellington Region
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