Transdev Auckland, formerly Veolia Transport Auckland, and Connex Auckland was a subsidiary of
Transdev Australasia
Transdev Australasia is an operator of bus, ferry, light rail and rail services in Australia and New Zealand. It is a subsidiary of French-based, international Transdev. It was formed in 2013 by grouping the operations of Veolia Transport Aust ...
that ran
Auckland
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's urban passenger trains under contract from
Auckland Transport
Auckland Transport (AT) is the council-controlled organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council responsible for transport projects and services. It was established by section 38 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, and operates under ...
on infrastructure owned and managed by
KiwiRail
KiwiRail Holdings Limited is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise responsible for rail operations in New Zealand, and operates inter-island ferries. Trading as KiwiRail and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, KiwiRail is the largest rail ...
. Auckland Transport receives funding to subsidise these services from the
NZ Transport Agency
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, which receives funding from road user taxes and Crown appropriations, and from the
Auckland Council
Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is ...
through rates.
Transdev also operates
Wellington
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's commuter rail services as
Transdev Wellington
Transdev Wellington is the operator of Wellington's Metlink rail network in New Zealand. The entity is a partnership of Transdev Australasia and Hyundai Rotem, who were awarded the contract to operate and maintain the commuter rail system in De ...
since July 2016.
History
The previous operator of the train network in Auckland was Tranz Metro. When the Auckland Regional Council called for tenders for the new contract, Tranz Metro did not tender and
Connex (later Transdev) won the tender. Transdev in a consortium with
John Holland and
CAF was shortlisted to bid for the next contract in 2021, but lost out to
Auckland One Rail
Auckland One Rail is a train operator that commenced operating services under contract to Auckland Transport in January 2022. It is a 50/50 joint venture owned by Singapore-based ComfortDelGro and Australian-based UGL Rail. The operation is th ...
. Transdev Auckland ceased on 15 January 2022.
Network
Transdev operated services on the following lines from
Britomart (effective 12 March 2017):
*
Eastern Line services run along the
North Island Main Trunk
The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland. The line is long, built to the New Zealand rail gauge of and ser ...
(NIMT) via
Glen Innes to
Puhinui, then diverge onto the
Manukau Branch
The Manukau Branch is a spur railway line off the North Island Main Trunk railway from Wiri to Manukau City Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the first fully new section of railway line constructed in Auckland since the Eastern Line i ...
to the
Manukau
Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, so ...
terminus.
*
Southern Line services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the
Newmarket Line
The Newmarket Line is a railway line in Auckland, New Zealand, that runs between Quay Park Junction, near Britomart Transport Centre, and Newmarket Train Station. It is 2.64 km long. It connects the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT), whic ...
to
Newmarket, then the
North Auckland Line
The North Auckland Line (designation NAL) is a major section of New Zealand's national rail network, and is made up of the following parts: the portion of track that runs northward from Westfield Junction to Newmarket Station; from there, wes ...
to
Westfield Junction
Westfield Junction is a railway switching junction on the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is north of Otahuhu station and is surrounded by the industrial area of Westfield.
Westfield Junction defines the southernmost extremity ...
(just north of
Westfield - a station permanently closed since March 2017), and then the NIMT to
Papakura
Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council.
Papakura is a M ...
, with a diesel train shuttle service between Papakura and
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is in South Auckland, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. Th ...
.
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Western Line services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the Newmarket Line to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line via
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Places Argentina
*Henderson, Buenos Aires
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* H ...
to
Swanson.
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Onehunga Line
The Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Newmarket and Onehunga (formerly between Britomart and Onehunga via Newmarket).
Routing
From Newmarket, Onehunga Line services foll ...
services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the Newmarket Line to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to
Penrose where they diverge onto the
Onehunga Branch
The Onehunga Branch railway line is a section of the Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand. It was constructed by the Auckland Provincial Government and opened from Penrose to Onehunga on 24 December 1873, and extended to Onehunga Wharf ...
to the terminus at
Onehunga
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is south of the Auckland CBD, city centre, close to the volcano, volcanic cone of Maungakiekie / One Tree ...
.
Rolling stock
At conclusion
Transdev operated the following rolling stock:
* 72
AM three-car
EMU
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s (built by
CAF) running on all lines since full electrification in July 2015 (except Papakura - Pukekohe shuttle)
* 8
ADL/ADC two-car DMUs (ex
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...
) owned by Auckland Transport
The AM class wear the Auckland Transport livery, and the ADL class wear the MAXX livery.
Former
Transdev operated the following rolling stock until full electrification in July 2015:
* 20
DC locomotives owned by KiwiRail, operating in
push-pull mode with 20 sets of three or four SA cars and an SD driving car with driving cab and remote controls (ex
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages are British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops (from 1969 British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL)) between 1964 and 1975. They were of steel construction.
Introdu ...
carriages rebuilt for suburban service), owned by Auckland Transport. The carriages are stored at
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of ...
and the locomotives have returned to KiwiRail.
["Ticket to Ride" e.nz magazine, July/August 2007 Volume 8/4, pages 24-28]
* 4
DFT/DFB locomotives owned by KiwiRail, operating in push-pull mode with six-car sets (five SA, one SD), now back with KiwiRail
* 9
ADK/ADB two-car
DMUs, in storage
All diesel rolling stock and locomotive-hauled carriage stock is in
MAXX Blue livery, except four locomotives which were in KiwiRail livery.
References
External links
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