🚍 This Labour Weekend, buses will replace trains in Wellington while KiwiRail carries out upgrade work around the region. The team will be busy stabilising slopes, replacing track, carrying out bridge repairs, working on level crossing safety upgrades… and more. 👷‍♂️ We do our best to keep the noise down and have people on site to look out for the community. If you have a question or need a hand at a crossing, just ask our team. We’re there to help. 🚧 This long weekend, you’ll find some of th

🚧 This Labour Weekend KiwiRail begins work on Ava Bridge in Lower Hutt, which means the walkway has to close. 🏗 We know the temporary loss of the walkway is a big thing for the community. We are working closely with Hutt City Council who will begin construction of a bigger, better and safer replacement early next year. 👷‍♀️In the meantime, please be safe. Ava Bridge will have frequent freight and passenger trains running on it day and night while its under repair. The only safe place for peop

11K views · 331 reactions | Trains are officially moving again on the Napier to Wairoa line for the first time in six years! Today a work train travelled to Eskdale from Napier delivering ballast, an important milestone as we continue working to ready the line for the return of freight trains. | KiwiRail | Facebook

Every tonne of freight carried by rail has around 70 per cent fewer emissions than road freight. We’re working hard to further reduce our footprint by saving on the amount of fuel used by KiwiRail trains. Since we introduced the Driver Advisory System onboard our locomotives we’ve used 13.5 per cent less fuel to date, contributing to a total energy cost saving across our business of more than $2.8m every year. We’re partnering with Gen Less to drive further emissions savings. Learn more here: ht

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🌃 Most nights and long weekends through all weather KiwiRail teams are working to maintain and build a rail network that can support faster, more frequent and more reliable trains. 🙏 We know it can be annoying for our rail neighbours, but we can get the most work done at night. 👷‍♂️ See Thomas, talking about why KiwiRail works at night and what type of work gets done. | KiwiRail

Our final video of the KiwiRail Scenic Journey trilogy is the TranzAlpine and includes all the best footage that wasn’t featured in the TV commercial. For those that don’t know, the majestic TranzAlpine train roams the rugged mountain terrain of the Southern Alps as it travels from coast to coast through the heart of New Zealand’s South Island. This is a journey that is all about the journey and the majority of passengers ride both ways, returning to Christchurch in the early evening to paw thro

🎉Congratulations to Great Journeys NZ on the launch of a brand new immersive travel experience on the TranzAlpine scenic rail journey. 🥣The new carriage will provide Scenic Plus Service passengers a rail experience showcasing New Zealand's landscapes, stories and flavours. 🔧The carriage itself is renovated from existing rolling stock which has had new life breathed into it in KiwiRail’s Hutt Workshops in Wellington. 🌏It's the extra icing on the cake for this world-class rail experience. #Gre

When Great Journeys New Zealand launched its new Scenic Plus service on the Northern Explorer, we jumped on board to experience it for ourselves. Between making sure the mouth-watering food was served on time, the guests were comfortable and the crew was on track, Customer and Crew Manager Katy Meadows took us behind the scenes to find out more. This trip was extra special - Katy took a brand-new crew from Wellington to Auckland for the very first Northern Explorer Scenic Plus dining service. He