When we lived in Tauranga we use to see trains all the time mostly carrying forestry logs which travel all over the country. KiwiRail is owned by Shareholding Ministers of the Crown for over 150 years the railways in NZ have connected our communities, delivered products and people and showed off our amazing scenery. According to Wikipedia their main freight routes are: Auckland - Christchurch: domestic general freight, mostly via 10', 20' and 40' containers and curtain-siders or box wagons. Auckland - Tauranga: Containerized and bulk export products Kinleith/Murapara - Mount Maunganui: wood products only Midland Line: Bulk export coal from north of Westport and Reefton, coal containers for Fonterra, dry and wet milk between Westland Dairy plants at Hokitika and Rolleston, export dry milk from Fonterra at Darfield. Edendale - Taieri - Port Chalmers: export milk powder in containers. Wairio - Invercargill: solely coal in containers for Fonterra use. Inverc...
- Photos of my travels around New Zealand -