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The Daylight Limited offered a 13.45-hour service over the 425 miles (about 14.25 hours for a Limited, [5] or 16 hours for an Express Mail train) in steam days and sometimes ran the Daylight Limited as fast as 13.32 hours, with running time of only 11.21 hours and sustained speeds of 68/69 mph in the Shannon-Linton area. [6]
The new brand, named KiwiRail Scenic Journeys, was launched with new AK-class carriages designed to showcase New Zealand's scenery, [9] as well as providing long-distance passenger train services. During the transformation, the TranzCoastal train was rebranded as the Coastal Pacific and the Overlander became the Northern Explorer ; whereas the ...
The TranzAlpine is a passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail in the South Island of New Zealand over the Midland Line; often regarded to be one of the world's great train journeys for the scenery through which it passes (see famous trains). The journey is 223 kilometres (139 mi) one-way, taking almost ...
The Great Journeys of New Zealand: Depots: Waltham depot (Christchurch), Westfield (Auckland) Lines served: Main North Line, Midland Line North Island Main Trunk: Specifications; Car body construction: 19.53 m (64 ft 1 in) Car length: 20.38 m (66 ft 10 in) over couplers: Width: 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in) Height: 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) Doors: Four plug ...
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) suburban rail: General information; Location: Norwich Quay, Lyttelton, New Zealand: Coordinates (first) (second) (third): Owned by: KiwiRail: Line(s): Lyttelton Line: Platforms: Single side (truncated) and dock (removed): Tracks: Main line (1): Connections: Metro bus routes 28 and 35 Diamond Harbour ferry Steamer Express inter-island ferry (discontinued ...
The Northern Explorer is a long-distance passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT).
Car travel can be as little as 1h 20m, though, due to congestion, 15% of peak hour car journeys exceed 2h 50m. [69] An interim business case released by the minister in August 2020 said that "Rapid Rail" could cost between $2.2 billion and $14.4 billion, and said there was a strong case for further investigation.
The NZR RM class Midland railcar (or Leyland diesel railcar) was the first successful railcar, and first diesel-powered vehicle, to enter revenue service in New Zealand. [2] [3] Two were built, RM 20 and RM 21, and they ran for five years from 1936 to 1941 before being replaced by larger Vulcan railcars.