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DunedinJanuary 10

Parsley gardens' kiwiana theme bit of a Dagg

You would think Fred Dagg, a couple of sheep and a 2m-tall jar of Marmite lying in your garden would make an absolute mess of your precious flower plots.
NationalJune 17

Freight train hits trailer left on tracks

A freight train has hit a trailer loaded with straw left on the tracks by a farmer in Marlborough this afternoon.
DunedinMay 13

Dunedin bids to build railway stock

Dunedin yesterday launched its bid to have a $375 million contract for Auckland's new electric commuter trains awarded to railway workshops in Dunedin and Lower Hutt - creating as many as 1270 jobs.
Dunedin bids to build railway stock
Dunedin bids to build railway stock
NationalMay 13

Call for railcars to be built in NZ

Labour and the Greens are throwing their weight behind a union campaign for KiwiRail to build Auckland's new electric locomotives and railcars.
Call for railcars to be built in NZ
Call for railcars to be built in NZ
South OtagoApril 19

Up to 20,000 sleepers needed for repair after derailment

More than 6000 rail sleepers are needed for immediate repairs to the damaged 16.5km section of main-line rail track between Clinton and Balclutha.
DunedinApril 19

Crews work to repair rail line

Rail services between Invercargill and Dunedin are expected to resume on Wednesday after two coal wagons derailed and damaged the track.
Crews work to repair rail line
Crews work to repair rail line
WorldApril 1

UK court issues injunction stopping rail strike

Britain's High Court has issued an injunction stopping a planned four-day rail strike next week.
OpinionMarch 30

Sun shines, but racing disapoints

• The Beaumont Jockey Club was fortunate in securing perfect weather for its twentieth race meeting on Monday (says the Tuapeka Times), and the attendance was a record one.
Sun shines, but racing disapoints
Sun shines, but racing disapoints
NationalMarch 18

Ageing trains to blame for latest faults: KiwiRail

An "aging train fleet" is the reason for cancellations and delays on Wellington's rail network this morning, KiwiRail says.
NationalMarch 17

Faults plague Wellington rail services

A third fault on Wellington's rail network has further inconvenienced commuters, with a signal and points failure around 11am seeing trains replaced by buses between Plimmerton and Paraparaumu.
TravelMarch 15

Sit back and enjoy the ride

No mode of travel is better suited to an epic journey than rail, report Dennis and Rosamund Knill.
Sit back and enjoy the ride
Sit back and enjoy the ride
NationalFebruary 15

Power failure delays commuters

Commuters waited for up to an hour in trains this morning after a power fault stopped them coming into Wellington Railway Station.
DunedinNovember 14

Derailment cuts Southern rail link

The rail link between Dunedin and Christchurch remains closed after nine wagons of a freight train derailed last night, damaging a section of track just north of Palmerston.
NationalMarch 4

KiwiRail almost worthless - English

KiwiRail as a business is just about worthless, Finance Minister Bill English said today when he accused the previous government of failing to fund the commitments it made to the network.
NationalDecember 18

McCully replies to Bainimarama's 'robust' letter

The Government's disagreement with Fiji remained unresolved today as Foreign Minister Murray McCully sent another letter to self-appointed prime minister Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama.
NationalSeptember 15

Tensions during railway negotiations revealed

Tense negotiations between the Government and Toll during the rail system buy back have been revealed in documents released today.
BusinessJuly 15

Backing for Hillside in locomotive bid

Hillside Engineering Group in Dunedin should be considered for a multimillion-dollar locomotive-building proposal, government and industry sources say.
DunedinMay 24

$63m deal lifts Hillside group

Business confidence is booming at Hillside Engineering Group after it won a $63 million contract to rebuild 36 railcars.
$63m deal lifts Hillside group
$63m deal lifts Hillside group
DunedinMay 21

Long ride for man who loved trains

Dunedin train driver Royce Kirk had "mixed feelings" as he shut down his DC locomotive for the last time yesterday.
Long ride for man who loved trains
Long ride for man who loved trains
DunedinMarch 1

Toll and Port Otago discuss liability for bridge crash

More than two weeks after the Dunedin Railway Station pedestrian overbridge was destroyed by a container on a train travelling underneath, nobody is admitting liability.
North OtagoFebruary 28

Locomotive licence lets teen follow steam dream

At an age when most teenagers are trying to get a licence to drive a car, 18-year-old George King now has his licence to drive steam and diesel locomotives.
Locomotive licence lets teen follow steam dream
Locomotive licence lets teen follow steam dream
DunedinFebruary 27

Pedestrians ‘risk their lives' crossing railway line illegally

Some pedestrians are climbing a high netting fence and illegally crossing the railway tracks that separate central Dunedin from the harbourside area, after the accidental demolition of the overhead footbridge earlier this month.
Pedestrians ‘risk their lives' crossing railway line illegally
Pedestrians ‘risk their lives' crossing railway line illegally
DunedinFebruary 21

No quick fix for railway overbridge

People who used the Dunedin Railway Station overbridge, which was demolished by a container on a railway wagon on February 12, can expect to be taking the long way round for a long time yet.
DunedinFebruary 13

Council considers replacement footbridge

Some commuters who park on the harbour side of the Dunedin Railway Station will have a longer walk to their workplaces while the city council considers a replacement pedestrian bridge.