Railway electrification in New Zealand consists of three separate electric systems, all on the North Island. Electrification was initially adopted by the...
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Auckland railway electrification occurred in phases as part of investment in a new infrastructure for Auckland's urban railway network. Electrification of the...
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Electrification of Australian railways began with the Melbourne and Sydney suburban lines. Melbourne suburban lines were electrified from 1919 using 1...
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25 kV AC electrification is closely connected with that of successfully using utility frequency. This electrification is ideal for railways that cover...
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Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking...
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Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport. Electric railways use either electric locomotives (hauling passengers...
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The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways) and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged...
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railway station (formerly under the placeholder name Drury Central railway station) is a railway station under construction in Auckland, New Zealand....
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electricity (with the electrification of the North Island Main Trunk railway) with the goal that this would reduce New Zealand's dependence on oil imports...
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North Island Main Trunk (redirect from North Island Main Trunk Railway)
The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's...
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North and Te Rapa in New Zealand. Built by Brush Traction in Loughborough, England between 1986 and 1988 to run on the new electrified central section of...
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Christchurch railway station is in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Main North Line at Addington junction, and is the...
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The railway network in New Zealand consists of four main lines, six secondary lines and numerous short branch lines in almost every region. It links all...
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followed by a steam tramway in 1871 (Thames), and the first electric tramway in 1900 (Maori Hill, Dunedin). In New Zealand railway terminology a bush tramway...
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Papakura railway station is a station of the Auckland railway network located in Papakura, New Zealand. It is served by the Southern Line. It is accessed...
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(1886–1895) transportable railways as a ride for children Third rail Railway electrification system Railroad electrification in the United States Ground...
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Ōtaki railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line serving Ōtaki in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand. It is served...
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Hamilton railway station serves the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Frankton, hence the station's...
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new footbridge and lifts. Auckland Transport also added a proposal to extend railway electrification to Pukekohe to its 10-year plan. Electrification...
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Ōtāhuhu railway station is located on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland rail network in New Zealand. It has an island platform configuration...
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systems; see Railway electrification in New Zealand. Much like Australia, there was initially no uniformity in track gauges in New Zealand. This was because...
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Waitematā railway station, formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre, is the public transport hub in the central business district of Auckland and...
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railway, the longest tunnel in New Zealand that carries regular passenger trains. Otira – 8566 m – opened 1923 – between Arthur's Pass and Otira, in the...
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New Zealand Railways Corporation (NZRC) is the state-owned enterprise that owns the land beneath KiwiRail's railway network on behalf of the Crown. The...
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strikes northern North Island. Electrification of the central section of the North Island Main Trunk railway completed. New Zealand Post closes 432 post offices...
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Climate change in New Zealand involves historical, current and future changes in the climate of New Zealand; and New Zealand's contribution and response...
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The New Zealand AM class of electric multiple unit (EMU) was constructed for the electrification of Auckland's railway network. The class was introduced...
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Frank Aickin (category New Zealand people in rail transport)
of New Zealand Railways (NZR) from 1948 to 1951. He was born in Onehunga in 1894, where his father Thomas Aickin was the stationmaster. He was in the...
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first railway line in New Zealand (apart from tramways) was the line from Christchurch to Ferrymead (now part of the Lyttelton Line) opened in 1863. Under...
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List of countries by rail transport network size (redirect from List of countries by railway electrification)
"Russian Railways". Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Status of Railway Electrification (as on 01.08.2024) (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved...
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