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Tranz Scenic Assesses Resumption of South Island Trains
Tranz Scenic Assesses Resumption of South Island Scenic
Passenger Trains
25 February 2011
KiwiRail is
assessing resumption of scenic passenger trains operating
from Christchurch before announcing a date for the restart
of services.
The TranzAlpine and TranzCoastal were
suspended immediately following the earthquake in
Christchurch on 22 February.
The Overlander, which
operates in New Zealand's North Island between Wellington
and Auckland, is unaffected, and is still operating
daily.
"We had originally planned to start South Island
tourist focused train services again on the 1st of March,
however we have pushed that date back and we will make a
further announcement by the 4th of March," says Deborah
Hume, KiwiRail's General Manager Rail Passenger.
"It allows us to release train drivers and rail infrastructure support to the important task of keeping supplies to Christchurch moving via KiwiRail Freight," She says.
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