👏 KiwiRail is working with Greater Wellington on an upgrade that will mean faster, more frequent trains for Wellington and Wairarapa commuters. We have an amazing team working rain and shine to get essential work done, and the tracks ready for this great new service. 👷‍♂️ Mitch is a ‘Ganger’ who lives and works in the Wairarapa. He is leading a team doing some of this major upgrade work. Meet Mitch. | KiwiRail

🤝KiwiRail and Greater Wellington are working together to bring new battery electric trains to the Wairarapa and Manawatū lines from 2029. 💪They will be faster and run on a more frequent timetable, giving commuters more choice, better reliability, and all the mod cons that come with a newly built passenger train. 👷‍♀️Work to make the line ready for the new trains and increased services is also well underway. Check out the new trains in this video. | KiwiRail

From @Kiwirail for Johnsonville Line “KiwiRail has a pretty big maintenance programme in play, and is making the most of the long weekend when there are less people commuting into the city. Trains are being replaced by buses – Metlink has let passengers know, and there is information on their website. Johnsonville Line – we will be using a tamper machine at night to adjust track alignment, which will be noisy but doesn’t stay in one place for long. During the day, we’ll be doing rock-bolting in

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

3.3K views · 260 reactions | Great Journeys of New Zealand, operated by KiwiRail, are bringing the journey to you, with virtual trips along our most scenic railways. Today we take a trip on the Coastal Pacific… #stayhome | KiwiRail | Facebook