Funding fight for storm-ravaged Hauraki Rail Trail repair Multiple parts of the Great Ride cycle trail were hammered in January storms, with damage that brought the group behind it to tears.

#RailNews: A bid for funding to fix the storm-damaged Hauraki Rail Trail has been knocked back, leaving those behind it to find two to three million dollars.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/591...

Join us online on Thursday 9 April for the first meeting of a potential new #IRSE section in Denmark. Nikhil Swami MIRSE (Frauscher) will present 'Competence Development in the Age of AI'.

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'Delays, cancellations': Auckland trains hit by disruptions after 'nationwide' failure It comes as Auckland’s network is set for full closures during the Easter long weekend.

#RailNews: Auckland trains have been hit by widespread delays and cancellations because of a “network control system failure”.

Via NZ Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

#RailNews: Angela Nash will be joining the KiwiRail Board on 1 July, and Chris Gudgeon will be joining the NZRC Board, the Crown‑owned statutory corporation responsible for holding and managing the ownership of rail land on behalf of the Government.

KiwiRail urged to implement automatic stops for trains that run red lights after near-miss A transport watchdog has called on KiwiRail to implement engineering controls that would automatically stop trains if they run red stop signals.

#RailNews: An investigation into a near miss after a train driver ran through multiple stop signals while using his mobile phone has exposed a nationwide issue, accident investigators say.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

April's issue of #IRSE News includes articles on traffic management systems in Japan, cyber security in railway signalling, and Morgan Jones' recent Presidential paper.

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Join us today in Wellington, New Zealand for 'Connecting the Dots: My journey toward becoming a well-rounded signalling engineer', presented by Vinoth Rajamani (KiwiRail).

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#RailNews: KiwiRail has confirmed in May that City Rail Link will undertake four Saturdays of testing simulated emergencies involving hundreds of real people in the stations and tunnels.

MORE: www.kiwirail.co.nz/assets/Uploa...

Carriage added to Capital Connection to take more commuters There are calls to make more use of the Capital Connection to manage the fuel crisis, but it’s not as simple as it sounds.

#RailNews: KiwiRail is putting an extra carriage on the Capital Connection daily train service two days a week to help more people hop on board for a cheaper commute.

Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Concerning number of people walking across Wellington train tracks Metlink has expressed concerns after a person was seen on Ava Railway Bridge.

#RailNews: Metlink is expressing concern as an increasing number of people have been trespassing on Wellington's train tracks.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#RailNews: Auckland Transport has announced the return of the Southern and Western Express Rail buses for the 13 - 15 April rail closures.

MORE: at.govt.nz/bus-train-fe...

New rail hub helps Taranaki businesses cut costs, stay competitive Taranaki businesses now have another way to move freight with the launch of a regional hub developed by Symons Group and KiwiRail.

#RailNews: Taranaki businesses now have another way to move freight with the launch of a regional hub, designed to provide more reliable transport for exports and imports.

Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

An image of Heidi Alexander holding up a Great British Railways liveried IET, with AnyTransport logo in the top left. A title saying "HS2 could run 16% slower than planned to save money" and a description saying "Reducing the controversial high-speed rail's top speed from its planned 360kph (223mph) could save "billions and bring the railway into service sooner," Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said."

📰 Reducing #HS2's top speed from its planned 360kph (223 mph) could save "billions and bring the railway into service sooner", Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said in a letter to MPs.

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Peter Reidy: A post CRL rail strategy to keep Auckland trains running A new 6.5km Third Main line lets freight and passenger trains bypass each other.

#RailNews: KiwiRail's new maintenance strategy allows it to segment the rail network into 36 zones to maintain it to the necessary standards while keeping trains running.

Via NZ Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...

#RailNews: KiwiRail has been conducting ETCS Level 1 trials for freight trains across the Auckland Rail Network.

ETCS will be required for freight trains ahead of the City Rail Link opening, which will see an increase of passenger trains on the network.

#RailNews: KiwiRail has completed work to install a new level crossing at Walkers Road in Canterbury.

KR's Track and Signals teams worked around the clock for three days alongside NZTA, Beca and Fulton Hogan to remove the old crossing and install a new one, located 80m south.

#RailNews: Auckland Transport also shared an update on the Takaanini & Te Mahia Station Level Crossing projects.

Over the April school holiday closures, crews at Takaanini will install new platform extension edges, complete drainage and electrical works

Get The Capital Connection Train Moving In Fuel Crisis The Palmerston North to Wellington Capital Connection rail service currently sits at Wellington Station for nearly nine hours during the day, which is more than enough time for a return journey to Pal...

#RailNews: The Future Is Rail is calling for an urgent expansion of the Palmerston North to Wellington Capital Connection rail service, pointing out that the train sits idle for nearly 9 hours a day while NZ'ers struggle with a fuel crisis.

Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK26...

Repairs coming for heritage footbridge | Ashburton District Council <p>Ashburton’s historic rail footbridge will be refurbished later this year, in a project that will preserve an important slice of history and ensure a safe mid-town rail crossing for future generatio...

#RailNews: Ashburton’s historic rail footbridge will be refurbished later this year.

Council has awarded the tender for the special work to local company Grant Hood Contracting.

The work is expected to take about six months.

MORE: www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/news/2026-ne...

#RailNews: Auckland Transport has shared an update on the Glen Innes Station pedestrian bridge project.

During the April school holiday closure, crews will work on the pedestrian bridge to complete glazing and roofing works on the central platform lift shaft.

Join us in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday 1 April for 'Connecting the Dots: My journey toward becoming a well-rounded signalling engineer', presented by Vinoth Rajamani (KiwiRail).

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Rail closure 'rough patch' as $4 petrol pushes more Aucklanders onto trains Record patronage comes as petrol prices spike to $4 a litre and some pumps run dry.

#RailNews: Auckland Transport is pressing ahead with planned closures to the city’s rail network despite record patronage figures, as motorists ditch cars over spiralling petrol costs.

Via NZ Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

#RailNews: The National Railway Museum of New Zealand have used a grant from National Services Te Paerangi Te Papa Tongarewa to employ A&K Cranes Ltd to relocate items in storage.

Work on rooms begins Work has begun on the old Hillside workshops administration rooms in Hillside Rd. The rooms were set to be demolished after a complete rebuild of...

#RailNews: Work has begun on the old Hillside workshops administration rooms in Hillside Rd.

The Southern Heritage Trust will house the top floor, with another couple of tenants on the ground floor.

Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Calls to delay Auckland rail closures as fuel prices push up public transport demand Surging demand has prompted calls to delay major rail works set for April.

#RailNews: With high prices dragging on, officials are being urged to consider putting off work set to shut down our biggest city's train network for days at a time.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Expanding rail to provide shield against global oil volatility Advocacy group The Future Is Rail is calling for an urgent, nationwide shift toward rail transport to protect New Zealand from the escalating global fuel crisis. As the conflict in the Strait of Ho...

#RailNews: Advocacy group The Future Is Rail is calling for an urgent, nationwide shift toward rail transport to protect New Zealand from the escalating global fuel crisis.

Via Scoop: wellington.scoop.co.nz?p=178594

STARTING NOW: 'Who Will Deliver Tomorrow's Signalling Projects?' presented by Lakshan Subenthiran (Transport for London).

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Looking forward to seeing many of you this evening in London and online for 'Who Will Deliver Tomorrow's Signalling Projects?' presented by Lakshan Subenthiran (Transport for London).

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Rail crossing that threatened popular Christchurch cycleway to be upgraded for ‘significantly’ less than $7.2m Risks posed by the Scruttons Rd rail crossing - the scene of heated protests by cyclists - will be mitigated by safety work to start this year.

#RailNews: Christchurch’s controversial Scruttons Rd rail crossing upgrade is going ahead, but the plan has been made “significantly” cheaper.

Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Join us online tomorrow for 'Who Will Deliver Tomorrow's Signalling Projects?', presented by Lakshan Subenthiran (Transport for London).

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