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Northerner (train)
The ''Northerner'' was an overnight passenger train between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand. The train replaced the unnamed and ordinary express trains supplementing the luxury ''Silver Star'', which had replaced the ''Night Limited'' in 1971. The ''Northerner'' operated from 1975 to 2004. History Overnight services between Auckland and Wellington began in 1908 when the line between the two cities was completed. The inaugural trip took Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward and other Members of Parliament to Auckland to greet the American Pacific Fleet. In March 1973 the Minister of Railways Tom McGuigan announced a new train would be introduced to replaced the unnamed nightly service. In 1976 the Northerner stopped at Wellington, Porirua, Paekakariki, Paraparaumu, Ōtaki, Levin, Palmerston North, Feilding, Marton, Hunterville, Taihape, Waiouru, Ohakune, National Park, Taumarunui, Mangapehi, Te Kuiti, Otorohanga, Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Huntly, Pukekohe, Papakura, Ōtā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-city Rail
Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains. There is no precise definition of inter-city rail; its meaning may vary from country to country. Most broadly, it can include any rail services that are neither short-distance commuter rail trains within one city area, nor slow regional rail trains calling at all stations and covering local journeys only. Most typically, an inter-city train is an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel. Inter-city rail sometimes provides international services. This is most prevalent in Europe, due to the close proximity of its 50 countries in a 10,180,000 square kilometre (3,930,000 sq mi) area. Eurostar and EuroCity are examples of this. In many European countries the word "InterCity" or "Inter-City" is an official brand name for a network of regular-interval, relatively long-distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Railways (New Zealand)
The Minister of Railways was the minister in the government responsible for the New Zealand Railways Department 1895–1981, the New Zealand Railways Corporation 1981–1993, and New Zealand Rail Limited 1990–1993. The portfolio was established in 1895, 15 years after the Railways Department was formed, and was abolished in 1993, when New Zealand Rail Limited was privatised. Today, KiwiRail is answerable to both the Minister of State Owned Enterprises, and the Minister of Transport. Office-holders The following MPs have held the office of Minister of Railways: ;Key See also * Rail transport in New Zealand References Further reading * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of Railways (New Zealand) Rail transport in New Zealand Railways Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taihape Railway Station
Taihape railway station in Taihape, New Zealand was an important intermediate station on the North Island Main Trunk line, with a refreshment room, marshalling yard and locomotive depot. The station was opened for goods from 4 August 1904 and for passengers from 1 November 1904. The NIMT was opened to through Auckland to Wellington trains from 9 November 1908, with the first NIMT express trains from 14 February 1909. The formal opening was on Saturday 20 November 1908 by the Prime Minister, Richard Seddon. After closing from 10 April 2005, the station was reopened for passengers for a twelve months trial period from 23 October 2009. The marshalling yard and locomotive depot operated until the late 1970s. A banker locomotive was added to trains proceeding over the long incline across the central plateau. A turntable was available to turn around locomotives, but it was dismantled and removed in the early 1980s. The goods shed and locomotive depot were at the south end of the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunterville Railway Station
Hunterville railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving the township of Hunterville. Goods were first carried to the station on 19 October 1887, though the official opening of the Marton to Hunterville section wasn't until Saturday 2 June 1888, when the station was served by two trains a week, reported as losing £15 a week. A Certificate of Inspection for the line was issued on Wednesday, 6 June 1888. Hunterville closed on 13 October 1986, though the passing loop was retained. A platform also remains. History Opening of the Hunterville Branch (later incorporated in NIMT) was delayed, due to problems with the earlier Silverhope railway station, Porewa Contract and to tenders exceeding government's costings for the work. Due to such problems, works further up the line were mostly let to worker cooperatives. Work was also delayed after William Russell (New Zealand politician), William Russell got Parliamentary support to cut spending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marton Railway Station, Manawatu-Wanganui
Marton may refer to: Places England * Marton, Blackpool, district of Blackpool, Lancashire * Marton, Bridlington, area of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire * Marton, Cheshire, village and civil parish in Cheshire * Marton, Cumbria, village in Cumbria * Marton, East Riding of Yorkshire, hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire * Marton, Harrogate, village in North Yorkshire * Marton, Lincolnshire, village in Lincolnshire * Marton, Middlesbrough, suburb of Middlesbrough * Marton, Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill, a location in Shropshire * Marton, Ryedale, village in North Yorkshire * Marton, Shropshire or Marton-in-Chirbury, village in Shropshire * Marton, Warwickshire, village in Warwickshire * Marton-in-the-Forest, North Yorkshire * Marton-le-Moor, village in North Yorkshire * Long Marton, parish of Eden, Cumbria * Whitegate and Marton, parish of Vale Royal, Cheshire Elsewhere * Marton, New Zealand, town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region * Marton, Queensland, town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feilding Railway Station
Feilding railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line in Feilding, New Zealand. It was opened on 1 October 1876 and closed on 1 July 2002. The station is now used by Feilding Information Centre and an occasional excursion train. The south wall of the station is decorated with a mural, which features Feilding's 1999 clock tower, which has a 1902 clock. The nearby former goods shed has a mural depicting the X Class loco stored at Feilding. The murals were by Eric Brew, who was a resident artist and painted many other murals in the town. Feilding had hoped to be the junction of the North Island Main Trunk and the Marton–New Plymouth line so had made Kimbolton Road exceptionally wide, but that honour went to Marton and Longburn. History J & C Bull built a 5th class station with platform, goods shed, privies and urinals by 28 April 1876. By July 1876 the rails were in place, linking Palmerston North and Feilding, and ballasting was finished in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmerston North Railway Station
Palmerston North railway station is a main station on the North Island Main Trunk serving the city of Palmerston North in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It is the northern terminus of the Capital Connection long distance commuter train to Wellington and was a major stop on the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington until 2021. A new Palmerston North (regional) intermodal freight hub is proposed by KiwiRail for a site to the north-east of Palmerston North. The plan has been developed with a grant of $40 million from the Provincial Growth Fund, as announced by the minister Shane Jones on 15 November 2018. The freight hub would replace the Tremaine Avenue freight yard, which is to the east of the station and provides mainly for freight to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Milson deviation The original Palmerston North Central railway station was opened on 20 October 1876. Traffic increased with the opening of the line to Napier via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otaki Railway Station (New Zealand)
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Paraparaumu Railway Station
Paraparaumu railway station in Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand is an intermediate station on the Kapiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk for Public transport in the Wellington Region, Metlink's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington railway station, Wellington. Paraparaumu was the northern terminal for Kapiti Line services from 1983 until 20 February 2011 when the electrification and Kapiti Line services were extended to Waikanae. Services Paraparaumu is the last station before Waikanae, the northern terminal for Kapiti Line commuter trains operated by Transdev Wellington under the Metlink brand operating between Wellington railway station, Wellington and Porirua railway station, Porirua or Waikanae. Services are operated by electric multiple units of the New Zealand FP class electric multiple unit, FT/FP class (Matangi). One diesel locomotive, diesel-hauled carriage train, the Capital Connection, stops at Paraparaumu. Travel times by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paekakariki Railway Station
Paekakariki railway station in Paekakariki, Paekākāriki on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand is an intermediate station on the Kapiti Line for Public transport in the Wellington Region, Metlink's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington railway station, Wellington. Paekākāriki was the terminal station of the commuter service from 1940 to 1983, when the service was extended to Paraparaumu, and to Waikanae railway station, Waikanae in 2011. The station was opened in 1886. Initially banking locomotives were attached at Paekākāriki for the steep "hill" up to Pukerua Bay railway station, Pukerua Bay, and steam locomotives were changed there for electric locomotives to Wellington from 1940 to the 1960s. The large wooden station building on an island platform is used by a museum, and has a bookshop run by Irving Lipshaw and Michael O'Leary (writer), Michael O’Leary in one section. There are a restored signal box and a level crossing at the south end. Steam Incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
