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1301: 352:, with the central government buying back the rail network outside of Auckland for $ 1 (the Auckland metro rail network had already been purchased by the government in 2001). The rail network then came under the New Zealand Railways Corporation (trading as ONTRACK). As part of this acquisition, Toll agreed to pay ONTRACK "Track Access Charges" (TACs) in exchange for exclusive network access for 66 years, subject to a "use it or lose it clause": if freight and passenger volumes fell below their 2002-2004 average for three or more years, Toll would lose its exclusive access. The agreement set a base track access fee but left future track access fees open to negotiation between ONTRACK and Toll. After several years of negotiations, the two parties could not come to an agreement on the amount that Toll should pay. 1589: 1049: 1417: 1533: 373: 1504: 1475: 1330: 361: 1359: 1446: 768:: KiwiRail serves a number of Inland Port yards, although does not own the tracks. These include Conlinxx (Wiri), Midland Port (Rolleston), Longburn International Freight Hub (Longburn, Palmerston North), Manawatu Inland Port (Palmerston North), MetroPort (Southdown in Auckland and Rolleston in Christchurch) and will include Ruakura (Hamilton) when it opens in 2019, and Ports of Auckland's site at Horotiu in Hamilton. 418: 1388: 188: 171: 154: 31: 1005:. This decision, or potential decision, has been seen by many New Zealand-based transport advocacy groups as an abandonment of interregional rail by KiwiRail. Campaign for Better Transport described it as the "latest stage in the decline of what was once an extensive passenger rail service which serviced most of New Zealand". An announcement is expected by July 2022. 655:
funding of the rail network through the National Land Transport Fund, and charging rail operators to use the rail network via Track Access Charges. A number of other projects are proposed under the draft plan. They include a new train control centre in Auckland, replacing two Interislander ferries and rolling stock.
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allocated $ 661.5 million to KiwiRail, with $ 312.3 million for improving the national rail network and $ 349.2 million for completing the replacement of "ageing" locomotives and freight wagons, including up to 29 new light-duty locomotives. The total government investment increases to $ 8.6 billion.
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to refurbish 15 of the surviving 20 EF locomotives at the Hutt Workshops extending the service life by 10 years for their continued use, in line with the Governments energy and emissions policies, and while the government is also actively considering extending the North Island electrification for the
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Reduce transit time and improve reliability along the route by easing curves, removing speed restrictions, greater investment in renewal of bridges and sleepers and passing loops. An express freight train journey between Auckland and Wellington took thirteen and a half hours. KiwiRail aimed to reduce
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In 2021, following a decline in tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic, KiwiRail announced the suspension of the Coastal Pacific and Northern Explorer as part of Project Restart '22. While it is currently, as of January 2022, unclear what direction KiwiRail intends to take, Project Restart suggests a
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KiwiRail Freight is the company's largest business unit, making up the majority of KiwiRail's revenue with $ 390 million in the financial year ended July 2016. In the same year, KiwiRail moved around 18 million tonnes of freight and carried about 16% of New Zealand's total freight task (tonnes-km).
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In 2010 KiwiRail released a 10-year turnaround plan and significant government investment in support of this in the years following. In support of the turn-around plan, from July 2008 to December 2016 KiwiRail received over $ 2.1 billion of Crown investment, which was mostly spent on infrastructure
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In 2011, KiwiRail proposed splitting its land and rail corridor assets from its rail operation assets. On 27 June 2012 it was announced by the company that the value of the land and rail operations would be written down from NZ$ 7.8 billion to $ 1.3 billion, and KiwiRail would continue as the rail
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In 2019, the government began a "Future of Rail" review, and in December 2019 released a draft New Zealand Rail Plan, outlining changes it proposed making to the rail transport industry and KiwiRail specifically. The draft plan proposes a number of major changes, the most significant being future
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The plan has had mixed success, with company Chairman John Spencer stating in 2013 that for its first three years, rail freight revenue had increased by over 25%. Similar progress in attaining new customers and increasing freight volumes has been made over the life of the Plan to date (other than
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and for further locomotive and rolling stock purchases. As part of the Turnaround Plan's agenda to standardise locomotives and wagons, in 2016 KiwiRail announced it would effectively switch off the NIMT electrification in late 2017 and replace the electric locomotives with an additional eight DL
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On 1 July 2008, the government announced the purchase for $ 690 million of Toll Rail, the rail and ferry assets of Toll NZ, but not its trucking operation, which continued under the Toll brand. The new company was named KiwiRail and launched on 1 October 2008 at a ceremony at Wellington railway
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above-rail operations (having previously renationalised the network in 2004) and inter-island ferry operations, then owned by Toll Holdings. In 2021, the government launched the New Zealand Rail Plan, with funding for rail projects to come from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF), and with
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KiwiRail is a major land owner in New Zealand, and manages over 18 thousand hectares of land, has in excess of 1,500 property assets with a combined value of over $ 965 million (Annual Report 2016). Increasingly, KiwiRail is pursuing a commercial approach to asset management, and in the 2016
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the government announced a further $ 450 million in capital funding for KiwiRail, and that the company's operations would be placed under another major review, believed to relate to future funding models. The $ 450 million was earmarked for repairs following the
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Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger became the first chair of the KiwiRail board, a position he held until 1 July 2010. Bolger's government had privatised New Zealand Rail Limited in 1993. A number of commentators, including
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The Engineering division provides mechanical assistance to the Freight and Passenger businesses, as well as to Auckland Transport. Engineering maintains, refurbishes and occasionally builds rolling stock for the network.
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Key anchor customers include Fonterra, Westland Dairy Products (Rolleston and Hokitika), Bathurst resources and the various freight forwarders including Mainfreight and port companies including Port of Tauranga.
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Steady and at times rapid progress has been made on the enabling parts of the Turnaround Plan, such as new locomotives and wagons, lengthening of the rail ferry and track destressing, but not always effectively.
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station. The New Zealand Railways Corporation then owned both KiwiRail and ONTRACK, with both companies merging to create one company that controls both rail and ferry operations and rail infrastructure.
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The focus of the Plan is to increase rail traffic volumes, revenue and productivity, modernise assets and separate out the commercial elements of the business from the non-commercial.
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Suburban rail passenger operations in Auckland and Wellington are contracted by their respective local governments and not operated by KiwiRail. In Auckland rolling stock is owned by
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Hamilton to Auckland regional service. Twelve carriages are also being overhauled to replace the current S class carriages and will be deployed in two sets of six.
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Improve exit and entry from Auckland and Wellington with improvements at terminals and on main lines to reduce transit times and conflicts with commuter services
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Most rail operations are a 'there and back' service with motive power being held in a few key strategic locations. Motive power stabling yards are as follows:
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was split off from the Railways Corporation (which continued to own the land beneath the rail network) in 1990, privatised in 1993 and then renamed in 1995 to
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in 2015. This was the culmination of a downturn that had begun to appear in 2012–13: significantly less coal being moved from West Coast mines
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Increased renewals on "other key routes", including investment in sleeper replacement, bridge strengthening and track formation refurbishment.
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Light shunting, positioned in smaller yards and leased to industrial customers. Forty-four scrapped, twenty-eight preserved and one stored.
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Mainline diesel-electric. Fifty-two scrapped, six preserved, six sold overseas, 2 sold at auction and three stored. Sixteen classed as DCP.
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and ferry operator, while the New Zealand Railways Corporation would manage KiwiRail's land. The de-merger took effect on 31 December 2012.
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had the contract to operate the Wellington services but lost a bid to renew this contract in 2015. KiwiRail is sub-contracted by
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Mainline diesel-electric. One scrapped, one stored, and two under overhaul. Sub-classes: DXB (14), DXC (32), DXR (2).
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division on the market. and subsequently sold part of the division and transferred remaining work to Hutt workshops.
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The KiwiRail Infrastructure and Engineering division, formerly known as ONTRACK, has three main areas of operation:
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Timber and dairy products formed 60% of the tonnage moved in 2022. Bulk commodities include coal, logs, milk (
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Midland Line: Bulk export coal from north of Westport and Reefton, coal containers for Fonterra, dry and wet
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in 2017, The Interislander is the company's second largest business unit. It operates ferry services across
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Mainline diesel-electric. Sub-classes: DFB (21) and DFT (9). Two under overhaul to DFB, and one scrapped.
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Provides rail operators with access to the rail network in return for the payment of track access charges.
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Light shunting. Thirty-four scrapped, two preserved, three stored and three owned by industrial owners.
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Auckland – Christchurch: domestic general freight, mostly via 10 ft, 20 ft and 40 ft
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between Westland Dairy plants at Hokitika and Rolleston, export dry milk from Fonterra at Darfield.
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Development, maintenance and operation of all of New Zealand's main-line rail infrastructure (see
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Clarify and assign costs associated with Auckland and Wellington metro services (resulting in
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The 10 Year Turnaround Plan was quickly undermined by a series of adverse events, including:
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in 2017, it is the long-distance passenger transport subsidiary of KiwiRail, operating the
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Prior to the establishment of KiwiRail, rail transport in New Zealand has been under both
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On 17 March 2020 KiwiRail released a tender for the supply of new mainline locomotives.
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in several configurations, the S class carriages for the Palmerston North-Wellington
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Lengthy severing of the rail ferry link between the North and South Islands when the
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KiwiRail remaining an SOE but paying Track Access Charges (TACs) to use the network.
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25 kV AC electric locomotives. Four stored, four scrapped and two under overhaul.
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A new DL class locomotive (9020), purchased as part of KiwiRail's turnaround plan.
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Rail network controller, providing services such as train control and signalling.
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for KiwiRail. Stadler Rail stated the contract was worth 228 million Euros, or
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Major rebuilding after fire damage and seven week closure of key freight route
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The table below lists only the current locomotives in service with KiwiRail.
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Invercargill – Bluff: run as a 'shunt', sole freight is exports to Southport.
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and contracts for running services being made "contestable", as in Auckland.
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locomotives (additional to the 15 as reported in the 2016 Annual Report).
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On 30 October 2018 that capital funding was made available to by the new
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Review of minor lines (close or mothball if no anchor customers emerge):
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Improved IT systems and processes, equipment and facilities at terminals
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Used on the Tranz Alpine, Coastal Pacific, Northern Explorer services
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Some of the more prominent rail facilities used by KiwiRail include:
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The majority of passenger carriages in New Zealand are now owned by
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Increase ferry rail-freight capacity by extending the length of the
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platform 9 on 1 October 2008, at the official launch of KiwiRail by
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and the SR class carriages, which KiwiRail owns and leases for the
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to provide and operate the diesel locomotives required to haul the
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financial year received over $ 18 million from property sales.
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being overwhelmingly the dominant type (carrying curtain sided
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Chief General Counsel, Company Secretary and Property Officer
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for long-distance passenger trains and heavily rebuilt former
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Partially as a response to the events outlined above, in the
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Auckland – Tauranga: Containerized and bulk export products
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Traffic grew from 2017 to 2019, dropped sharply during the
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at a press conference at the launch of KiwiRail, July 2008.
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road, rail and air distribution centre in Palmerston North
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which has contracted operation to Transdev Wellington.
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Kinleith/Murapara – Mount Maunganui: wood products only
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Improve reliability, capacity and enabling investment:
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Used on Te Huia service, Capital Connection services
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KiwiRail Locomotive and Rolling Stock Register – 2011
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Chief Capital Planning and Asset Development Officer
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is progressively being replaced with semi-automatic
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The 3813: 3203:"Opposition parties criticise TranzScenic plans" 3163: 3105: 2859: 2398:"KiwiRail Orders Another 20 Chinese Locomotives" 1925: 1923: 1036:, while in Wellington rolling stock is owned by 718:), IMEX (import/export intermodal) and domestic 2867:"New locomotives to replace South Island fleet" 2824: 2360: 2358: 1975: 1119:In 2012, KiwiRail announced it was putting its 1086:The network it is responsible for consists of: 670:announced it had won the contract to supply 57 589:, the largest NZ coal mining company, entering 16:New Zealand state-owned rail and ferry operator 1254: 1090:Route length: 3,898 kilometres (2,422 mi) 571:Significant and lengthy problems with the new 3709: 3582: 3351:"Half-million dollar rail project at Waitati" 2676: 2221: 2006: 1920: 949: 324:ownership. Government operators included the 3080: 2544:"Ferry out of action after losing propeller" 2355: 2313:. KiwiRail. 28 February 2013. Archived from 2279: 1178:Westfield, Auckland (adjacent to the closed 355: 3233:"KiwiRail may spend $ 50M on new carriages" 2738: 2736: 2488:"KiwiRail growth momentum 'still on track'" 2430:"KiwiRail to mothball Napier-Gisborne Line" 2305: 2303: 1949: 1052:KiwiRail Network replacing sleepers on the 1001:shift to multi-day land-cruises, a form of 276:and headquartered at 604 Great South Road, 3735:public sector organisations in New Zealand 3716: 3702: 3589: 3575: 3047: 2432:. KiwiRail. 2 October 2012. Archived from 2159: 2157: 2155: 1957:"David McLean appointed as KiwiRail chair" 1874:Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer 884:Edendale – Taieri – Port Chalmers: export 689: 630:KiwiRail has made use of the Government's 412: 29: 3842:New Zealand companies established in 2008 3827:Government-owned companies of New Zealand 3292: 2273: 940: 3530: 3483: 2893:"Budget 2022 continues KiwiRail rebuild" 2733: 2366:"Overview of KiwiRail's turnaround plan" 2300: 1858:Chief People and Communications Officer 1047: 649: 432:The plan included the following points: 416: 371: 359: 3847:Transport companies established in 2008 3293:Guildford, Jonathan (8 December 2021). 2152: 2100: 2014:"KiwiRail Half Year Report 31 Dec 2020" 1719: 1169: 3814: 3761:Electricity Corporation of New Zealand 3725:State-owned enterprises of New Zealand 2576:from the original on 17 September 2017 2550:from the original on 17 September 2017 2524:from the original on 16 September 2017 2371:. KiwiRail. 5 May 2010. Archived from 2066: 2064: 282:rail transport operator in New Zealand 3697: 3570: 3507:from the original on 10 February 2023 3387:from the original on 29 February 2012 2967:from the original on 19 February 2023 2951: 2949: 2754:from the original on 15 December 2019 2654:. 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One under overhaul. 989:In 2012, KiwiRail attempted to sell 2337:"KiwiRail funding since July 2008'" 2224:"Govt: We paid top dollar for rail" 2061: 1628:Greater Wellington Regional Council 1044:Infrastructure and Asset Management 1038:Greater Wellington Regional Council 522:Two of KiwiRail's major customers, 516:Greater Wellington Regional Council 458:rail-capable (idea since abandoned) 229:Infrastructure and Asset Management 13: 3852:2008 establishments in New Zealand 3447:from the original on 15 April 2023 3417:from the original on 15 April 2023 3213:from the original on 2 August 2012 3171:"KiwiRail Annual Report 2011-2012" 3113:"KiwiRail Annual Report 2012-2013" 2946: 2922:"KiwiRail Annual Report 2015-2016" 2721:from the original on 31 March 2020 2652:"Government Saves Electric Trains" 2343:from the original on 30 April 2017 2282:"Huge writedown in KiwiRail value" 2023:from the original on 17 March 2021 1890:Chief Customer and Growth Officer 1032:which has contracted operation to 750:, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Napier, 605:2017 update of the Turnaround Plan 14: 3863: 3550: 3441:data-kiwirail.opendata.arcgis.com 3411:data-kiwirail.opendata.arcgis.com 3325:The Campaign for Better Transport 3239:from the original on 12 July 2017 3151:from the original on 17 July 2021 2840:. Stadler Rail. 11 October 2021. 2711:"The Draft New Zealand Rail Plan" 2464:. Wellington. 25 September 2010. 1988:"KiwiRail Integrated Report 2019" 1141: 1074:List of New Zealand railway lines 966:The Great Journeys of New Zealand 923:The Great Journeys of New Zealand 583:International coal price collapse 3832:Railway companies of New Zealand 3786:New Zealand Railways Corporation 3656:New Zealand Railways Corporation 2987:"KiwiRail Half Year Report 2016" 2899:from the original on 7 July 2022 2691:from the original on 7 June 2019 2288:from the original on 1 June 2013 2072:"National Rail Access Agreement" 1587: 1531: 1502: 1473: 1444: 1415: 1386: 1357: 1328: 1299: 1227:(serves as rail head for Nelson) 906: 514:assets being transferred to the 404:Splitting of land and operations 334:New Zealand Railways Corporation 187: 186: 170: 169: 153: 152: 3651:New Zealand Railways Department 3523: 3489: 3429: 3399: 3373: 3343: 3312: 3286: 3225: 3195: 3137: 3093:from the original on 1 May 2019 3074: 3062:from the original on 1 May 2019 3041: 3029:from the original on 3 May 2021 3011: 2885: 2792: 2766: 2703: 2658:from the original on 8 May 2019 2644: 2614: 2588: 2562: 2536: 2506: 2480: 2448: 2422: 2390: 2329: 2243: 2183: 2134:"KiwiRail – Brief rail history" 899:in containers for Fonterra use. 704:and largely recovered in 2022. 624:Labour-led Coalition government 330:New Zealand Railways Department 54:, shipping, property management 3081:Libby Wilson (30 April 2019). 3048:Andrea Fox (9 February 2019). 2126: 2035: 1259: 1234:(largest yard in South Island) 1110: 1013:Until 2016, KiwiRail division 1008: 895:Wairio – Invercargill: solely 191:NZ-$ 324.9 million (FY2018-19) 1: 3822:Companies based in Wellington 3597:Rail operators of New Zealand 2869:. KiwiRail. 12 October 2021. 2677:Janine Rankin (6 June 2019). 2596:"Midland line closed by fire" 2280:Adam Bennett (27 June 2012). 2222:Young, Audrey (2 July 2008). 1908: 1903:Rail transport in New Zealand 1850:Chief Infrastructure Officer 640:Palmerston North City Council 452:(achieved 2011) and make the 382:Prime Minister of New Zealand 312:Rail transport in New Zealand 305: 2622:"KiwiRail to dump electrics" 1913: 1617: 802:to build a branch line (the 636:New Zealand Transport Agency 627:first time since the 1980s. 555:2011 Christchurch earthquake 174:NZ$ 25.7 million (FY2018-19) 144:Long-distance passenger rail 7: 2572:. Stuff. 15 December 2016. 2546:. Stuff. 24 November 2013. 1896: 1381:Heavy shunting locomotive. 1255:Current rolling stock fleet 782:at Lyttelton port Company ( 10: 3868: 3623:Great Journeys New Zealand 3270:. KiwiRail. Archived from 3118:. KiwiRail. Archived from 2992:. KiwiRail. Archived from 2927:. KiwiRail. Archived from 2196:. KiwiRail. Archived from 2167:. KiwiRail. Archived from 2136:. KiwiRail. Archived from 1853: 1829: 1821: 1778: 1770: 1760: 1750: 1740: 1410:Mainline diesel-electric. 1266:Locomotives of New Zealand 1263: 1126:KiwiRail now operates the 956:Great Journeys New Zealand 953: 950:Great Journeys New Zealand 929:between Wellington in the 910: 800:Northland Regional Council 694: 551:2010 Canterbury earthquake 440:transit times to 11 hours. 378:Wellington railway station 309: 300: 286:Great Journeys New Zealand 280:, KiwiRail is the largest 214:Great Journeys New Zealand 131:Great Journeys New Zealand 3741: 3731: 3643: 3602: 1882:Chief Operations Officer 1854: 1830: 1822: 1815: 1779: 1771: 1761: 1751: 1741: 1726: 814:Anchor freight customers: 499:(partial mothballed 2012) 356:Establishment of KiwiRail 266:KiwiRail Holdings Limited 245: 235: 205: 195: 178: 161: 148: 136: 126: 113: 103: 83: 68: 58: 47: 37: 28: 24:KiwiRail Holdings Limited 1834:Chief Financial Officer 1640:British Mark 2 carriages 1162:Middleton (Christchurch) 1062:Continuous Action Tamper 919:KiwiRail Scenic Journeys 823:KiwiRail operates 4,855 616:2016 Kaikōura earthquake 591:voluntary administration 578:Pike River Mine disaster 568:lost a propeller in 2013 559:2016 Kaikōura earthquake 491:Stratford–Okahukura Line 338:New Zealand Rail Limited 3751:Animal Control Products 2191:"Annual Report 2008-09" 796:CentrePort (Wellington) 690:KiwiRail business units 660:2021 New Zealand budget 487:(partial mothball 2016) 426:and new rolling stock. 413:10-year turnaround plan 326:Public Works Department 3055:The New Zealand Herald 3019:"CT Site Location Map" 2895:. KIwiRail. May 2022. 2805:The New Zealand Herald 2518:The New Zealand Herald 2229:The New Zealand Herald 2081:. 2004. Archived from 1065: 960:Re-branded along with 941:Property and Corporate 917:Re-branded along with 864:and curtain-siders or 632:Provincial Growth Fund 497:Napier – Gisborne Line 422: 388: 369: 364:Former Prime Minister 270:state-owned enterprise 226:Property and Corporate 42:State-Owned Enterprise 3357:. 22 September 2009. 2961:Ministry of Transport 2715:Ministry of Transport 2520:. 15 September 2017. 1247:bulk store facility, 1159:Thorndon (Wellington) 1051: 774:: KiwiRail has major 650:New Zealand Rail Plan 472:New locomotives (see 420: 375: 363: 332:(1880–1982), and the 121:David McClean (Chair) 72:1 July 2008 3443:. 21 December 2020. 3413:. 21 December 2020. 3268:Great Journeys of NZ 2750:. 14 December 2019. 2717:. 12 December 2019. 2628:. 21 December 2016. 2602:on 17 September 2017 2079:New Zealand Treasury 1720:Corporate governance 1170:Yards and facilities 1150:Westfield (Auckland) 1121:Hillside Engineering 1023:Wairarapa Connection 1003:Experiential tourism 964:as the single brand 921:as the single brand 804:Marsden Point Branch 573:DL class locomotives 503:North Wairarapa line 142:Inter-island ferries 3746:Airways Corporation 3635:Transdev Wellington 2490:. 25 October 2013. 2436:on 19 November 2012 2257:. 31 October 2011. 2110:. 31 January 2007. 2088:on 18 February 2019 1668:Passenger capacity 1153:Frankton (Hamilton) 1019:Transdev Wellington 997:purchased in 2012. 855:Key freight routes: 740:Rail freight depots 485:North Auckland Line 376:DXB 5143 stands at 197:Number of employees 25: 3837:New Zealand brands 3497:"Governance Board" 3437:"KiwiRail Bridges" 3274:on 1 February 2022 3125:on 22 January 2019 2999:on 25 January 2018 2934:on 22 January 2019 2203:on 14 January 2015 2171:on 14 January 2015 2140:on 23 January 2012 1700:SR class carriages 1644:Capital Connection 1636:AK class carriages 1624:Auckland Transport 1291:Power output (kW) 1288:Number in service 1184:Westfield Junction 1066: 1030:Auckland Transport 933:and Picton in the 845:Norwegian coupling 810:at Marsden Point. 720:intermodal freight 423: 389: 370: 119:Peter Reidy (CEO), 23: 3809: 3808: 3691: 3690: 3683:Transdev Auckland 3610:Auckland One Rail 3603:Current operators 3541:978-0-9582072-2-5 3471:Radio New Zealand 3355:Otago Daily Times 3209:. 1 August 2012. 3207:Radio New Zealand 2748:Radio New Zealand 2684:Manawatu Standard 2461:The Dominion Post 2403:Otago Daily Times 2339:. 10 March 2017. 2255:Radio New Zealand 1894: 1893: 1879:Siva Sivapakkiam 1804:Sina Cotter Tait 1717: 1716: 1615: 1614: 1579:Under order from 1202:bulk store yard, 1180:Westfield station 1034:Auckland One Rail 971:Northern Explorer 837:liquid containers 735:Import/Export 39% 702:COVID-19 pandemic 493:(mothballed 2009) 268:is a New Zealand 263: 262: 157:NZ$ 682.9 million 3859: 3718: 3711: 3704: 3695: 3694: 3678:Toll New Zealand 3644:Former operators 3630:Dunedin Railways 3619:KiwiRail Freight 3591: 3584: 3577: 3568: 3567: 3562:KiwiRail Freight 3545: 3517: 3516: 3514: 3512: 3493: 3487: 3481: 3475: 3474: 3473:. 19 April 2012. 3463: 3457: 3456: 3454: 3452: 3433: 3427: 3426: 3424: 3422: 3403: 3397: 3396: 3394: 3392: 3377: 3371: 3370: 3368: 3366: 3347: 3341: 3340: 3338: 3336: 3319:Johnston, Jodi. 3316: 3310: 3309: 3307: 3305: 3290: 3284: 3283: 3281: 3279: 3260: 3249: 3248: 3246: 3244: 3229: 3223: 3222: 3220: 3218: 3199: 3193: 3192: 3190: 3188: 3182: 3176:. 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