Governor General on TranzAlpine journey". www.kiwirail.co.nz. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016. "Tranzalpine scenic train...
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Great Journeys New Zealand (redirect from Tranz Scenic)
tourism division of KiwiRail that operate its three Scenic train services (TranzAlpine, Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific). The new division was launched...
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Coastal Pacific (redirect from TranzCoastal)
In April 2006, Toll NZ announced its intention to sell the TranzCoastal and the TranzAlpine. However, with the purchase of Toll NZ's rail assets in 2008...
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a small number of tourist orientated passenger services, such as the TranzAlpine, Coastal Pacific and Northern Explorer. Dunedin Railways also operate...
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services: Interislander, Northern Explorer, Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine. Before 1962, the North Island and South Island rail networks were not...
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2002. The carriages were re-allocated to the TranzAlpine between Christchurch and Greymouth and the TranzCoastal between Christchurch and Picton. Invercargill...
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KiwiRail (section Tranz Metro)
passenger transport subsidiary of KiwiRail, operating the Northern Explorer, TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific. The passenger trains are predominantly patronised...
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longest of which is the Otira tunnel. It is the route of the popular TranzAlpine passenger train. Railway development in the South Island in the 1870s...
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its opening marked by the British and Intercolonial Exhibition. The TranzAlpine passenger rail service passes through Arthur's Pass and the Otira Tunnel...
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New Zealand DC class locomotive (section Tranz Metro)
being replaced by a DFB/T, DXB or occasionally a DXC unit and on the TranzAlpine until being replaced by two DXC locomotives. A DC class locomotive is...
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cancellation in 2002. The most famous train to depart Christchurch is the TranzAlpine, which travels along the Main South Line to Rolleston and then turns...
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long-distance passenger trains, the Coastal Pacific to Picton and the TranzAlpine to Greymouth. The current station is the third to serve Christchurch...
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AKS for KiwiRail including the Northern Explorer, Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine. A further twelve of the carriages have been refurbished into the SR...
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KiwiRail reported that the TranzAlpine service was terminating at Greymouth and the TranzCoastal terminating at Picton. The TranzAlpine was cancelled until 4...
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vans, similar to those previously used on the Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine. The AK class are the first new carriages to be built in New Zealand...
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ceased running along the SWL to Reefton and Westport in 1967, but the TranzAlpine runs the length of the Midland Line from Christchurch to Greymouth and...
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railways, and Rolleston became a stop only for the tourist-oriented TranzAlpine rail service. In 1993 Rolleston saw one of the country's worst level-crossing...
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the West Coast Expresses was superseded by the TranzAlpine. The Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine are the only passenger trains to depart from Christchurch...
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use on the TranzAlpine and later re-numbered ASO27, and was quickly followed by further upgraded carriages, primarily on the TranzAlpine. The second...
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classed as inter-city: the Coastal Pacific, the Northern Explorer, and the TranzAlpine. Their slow average speed is limited by the rugged country traversed...
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have been extracted, the door is reopened. Because of the fumes, the TranzAlpine's observation cars are closed for the trip through the tunnel. Wright...
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line into the region. It links to Christchurch via Arthur's Pass. The TranzAlpine train service runs return between Christchurch and Greymouth daily and...
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as it was known, closed in November 1987 with the commencement of the TranzAlpine service between Christchurch and Greymouth. Having paid $73,000 in 1998...
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was fully re-equipped, with two former Picton – Greymouth later TranzAlpine and TranzCoastal panorama cars, the first Southerner power-luggage van with...
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general freight operations, and also employed periodically to haul the TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific passenger trains. In the North Island, the DXB sub-class...
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Hutt Railway Workshops, along with the second of the original two TranzAlpine and TranzCoastal servery observation carriages, as the Overlander continues...
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often operate from Greymouth on this line to Christchurch. The famous TranzAlpine train also terminates at Greymouth. The Greymouth Airport is only 1.9 km...
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of Lake Brunner. The Midland Line railway passes through Moana; the TranzAlpine tourist passenger train passes through once in each direction daily,...
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Air West Coast. One such charter flight collects passengers off the TranzAlpine train at Greymouth station and flies them back to Christchurch over Mt...
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Long distance passenger services are limited to three routes – the TranzAlpine (Christchurch – Greymouth), the Coastal Pacific (Christchurch – Picton)...
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