Train controller error which nearly resulted in a mid-tunnel collision between a freight train and a maintenance vehicle in 2011 was caused in part by the systems ...

KiwiRail needs to fix problems with its systems and training for responding to foul weather and stay up to date with how well third parties maintain their waterways in the rail corridor, the Transport ...

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Zealand's national rail operator, KiwiRail, has joined forces with TTG Transportation Technology to cut energy consumption and environmental emissions, while managing ...

New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has restarted log trains operations on the rail line between Wairoa and Napier Port. It reinstated the service on 26 January following the completion of ...

The Government is launching a rapid review into KiwiRail after a faulty piece of critical equipment led to major disruptions on Wellington’s rail network. The review will look at whether KiwiRail is ...

Modernisation of KiwiRail’s electric locomotives will extend their validity by ten years. Credit: GPS 56. KiwiRail is set to receive NZD35m ($23m) in funding from the Government of New Zealand to ...

- Ongoing faults and disruptions to Auckland’s rail network concern senior politicians ahead of the opening of the $5.5b City Rail Link in 2026. - Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Transport Minister ...

KiwiRail’s youngest locomotive engineer (train driver), Todd Hewetson completed his trainings and taken his first run in sole charge of a freight train one week before his 21st birthday. Twenty year ...

KiwiRail is increasing its fares for the Coastal Pacific train service between Christchurch and Picton to bring it into line with fares for the Northern Explorer and TranzAlpine trains. “KiwiRail has ...

There was commuter chaos on Friday morning following a mass cancellation of trains across Auckland. Photo: Ricky Wilson / Stuff There were major train cancellations in Auckland on Friday morning due ...

A scenic New Zealand train plans to close its open-air compartments because of unsafe behavior from travelers taking pictures. KiwiRail’s Great Journeys of New Zealand, which transports tourists ...