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MP challenges KiwiRail tendering
Government suspected of blocking plans to build wagons in Dunedin.
Aucklanders want Govt cash for rail
A majority of Aucklanders want the Government to make a significant contribution to the $2.86 billion city rail link, a new poll shows.
All down the line: Auckland to Christchurch
Herald Online reporter Paul Harper is making his way around the South Island by rail over the course of a fortnight. Here are some of the highlights of his trip so far.
Discovering Japan by train
Greg Rules uses his seven-day rail pass to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and to the Hakone mountains and lakes district before returning to Tokyo.
Brian Rudman: A rail loop or Queen St full of buses
For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.
Does rail have a future in NZ?
KiwiRail has recently announced a series of closures and redundancies as it struggles to become more profitable.Does rail have a future in NZ? Send us Your Views.
KiwiRail line taken off track
The Transport Minister says repairing the Napier to Gisborne rail line can't be justified, even as the Government spends millions towards new passing bays between the cities.
Turn tots into railway children
Travelling by train with a young family turns the journey into part of the holiday, as Mark Rowe has discovered.
KiwiRail confirms loss of 158 jobs
KiwiRail has announced it will cut 20 per cent of its infrastructure and engineering workforce, with the loss of 158 jobs by the end of next month.
A great way to see the US
The Amtrak Empire Builder may not be the most elegant train in the world, but the wide Montana scenery more than makes up for it.
Train costs spark service worries
Council transport chairman cites lack of competition for the high outlays.