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Dunedin Railways to Mothball Historic Rail Line and Equipment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dunedin Railways Limited is mothballing its track and equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic compounds “the company’s existing financial challenges,” officials said.

COVID-19 brings Auckland’s City Rail Link Project to a Halt

April 20, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress on the City Rail Link project in Auckland, New Zealand.

Scenic New Zealand Railroad May Stop Running Over a Portion of the Otago Central Railway

April 19, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dunedin Railways is considering ending service to Middlemarch, New Zealand, citing concerns about costs, according to published reports.

New Zealand Looking at ‘Rapid Rail’ Between Auckland and Hamilton, Report Suggests

April 18, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials in New Zealand are exploring a raid train service between Auckland and Hamilton, according to a report.

Open-Air Viewing Carriages Return to KiwiRail

July 16, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passengers on KiwiRail’s Great Journeys of New Zealand tourism services can once again be able to enjoy the open-air viewing carriages.

Great Journeys of New Zealand Closes Outdoor Viewing Carriages

March 17, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Following an increased number of potential safety incidents, Great Journeys of New Zealand has temporarily closed the outdoor viewing carriages on its trains.

KiwiRail Set to Resume Passenger Trains Between Picton and Christchurch

November 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The service resumes two years after the service was put on hold because of the devastating Kaikoura earthquake.

New Zealand Refurbishing Aging Electric Locomotives on North Island Main Trunk Line

November 19, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Refurbishing KiwiRail’s aging electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk line will provide additional capacity as rail continues its freight growth.

KiwiRail: New Freight Hub Will Ready Manawatu-Whanganui Region for Growth

November 15, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new freight hub near Palmerston North in New Zealand will prepare the Manawatu-Whanganui region for the coming freight growth.

A Closer Look at New Zealand’s Passchendaele Locomotive

July 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The steamer entered service in October 1915 and is dedicated to the “memory of those members of the New Zealand Railways who fell in the Great War.”