2008 News Page
KiwiRail Group is reminding people to take care around level crossings this summer. ONTRACK has served a Notice of Requirement on Whangarei District Council for the designation of the Oakleigh to Marsden Point Rail link. Rail infrastructure agency ONTRACK has awarded a $12 million contract to Australian-based Norfolk Group Ltd to upgrade the overhead electric lines on the Wellington region rail network. The works required to bring commuter train services to Waikanae is now underway. Wellington’s Johnsonville Line will be the scene of intense activity in early 2009 as ONTRACK takes advantage of the quiet holiday period to carry out a heavy construction programme. ONTRACK is working closely with Vector and emergency services to repair a damaged gas main near the rail corridor in New Lynn ONTRACK today enlisted the help of Auckland City’s mayor, John Banks to mark the start of a key element of its Project DART upgrade of Auckland’s rail network. ONTRACK is reminding pedestrians and motorists to take care at level crossings and around rail corridor in Auckland following the fatality in New Lynn earlier today. New investment funding for the rail industry, announced on 1 October 2008, will strengthen New Zealand’s transport sector, enabling it to expand its business in key freight and public transport markets. A new ONTRACK owned railway sleeper factory in Christchurch is a sign of a long term commitment to rejuvenating New Zealand’s rail network using kiwi made materials A carriage on the first passenger train to travel by rail from Wellington to Auckland will be on the tracks again to commemorate the centenary of this historic journey. The statistical risk of being involved in a level crossing collision increases in the southern half of the South Island. New Zealanders are being urged to "stop, look and live" at rail crossings as part of Australasian Rail Safety Awareness Week, running from today (July 21) through to July 27. A report by the Office of the Auditor General has helped rail infrastructure agency ONTRACK to formalise its approach to the management of its assets. ONTRACK Chief Executive William Peet welcomed the transfer today of Toll New Zealand’s rail and ferry businesses into public ownership. ONTRACK has confirmed its goal of 2010 for clearing the backlog of a decade of deferred maintenance it inherited when it took responsibility for the railway network in 2004 The railway line which transports coal from the West Coast will be significantly improved by the replacement of its ageing signalling system. An investment of more than $400 million in rail infrastructure over the next five years would enable rail to contribute more effectively to the movement of freight in New Zealand. Work officially started today on building the replacement Arahura road / rail bridge, a project that will preserve an important transport link for the West Coast. The Government’s agreement on the basis of a purchase of Toll New Zealand’s rail and ferry business has been welcomed by ONTRACK. A project to open up three railway tunnels in the Manawatu Gorge will significantly improve the flow of traffic on the line. Rail network operator ONTRACK is concerned at the number of stock wandering onto the rail corridor in recent weeks and is reminding farmers to take special care. ONTRACK, the Government agency that owns and manages the railway network, is urging drivers on rural roads to be particularly cautious at level crossings not controlled by electronic alarms. ONTRACK is reminding transport companies to get permission before taking over-dimension loads over railway tracks, after a near miss between a freight train and house north of Napier. ONTRACK is reminding people to take care around level crossings in 2008. |
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