Corporates will be invited
to discuss business, hold meetings and host work functions
while travelling 11km on a steam train when the Kingston
Flyer gets back on its tracks in October.
The Kingston Flyer's whistle will be heard on the Kingston to
Fairlight railway by the end of October, according to owner
David Bryce, who will be meeting the new operations team
today.
Newly-appointed Kingston Flyer operations manager Russell
Glendinning is delighted the historic steam train will be
back in service by mid-October, and hopes it will boost local
businesses.
A meeting in Dunedin yesterday between Land Transport New
Zealand and parties involved with the Kingston Flyer has
resulted in the train's future being left in limbo for a
little longer.
The future of the historic Kingston Flyer steam train may be
known this week as meetings take place in Dunedin this
morning with rail regulators of Land Transport New Zealand
(LTNZ).
A possible buyer of the Kingston Flyer is "keeping a close
eye" on developments as negotiations continue between
Kingston Development Ltd and finance company Prudential
Mortgage.
The sale of the Kingston Flyer appears to be edging closer to
fruition - and perhaps the announcement of the new owner -
with veteran manager of the vintage railway Russell
Glendinning in Wellington yesterday acquiring operating
licences from the New Zealand Transport Authority.
