KiwiRail log trains are running again on the Wairoa - Napier line from tomorrow. With the track now back in use, people travelling in the area will need to take special care around level crossings. Please expect trains at any time and from either direction. | KiwiRail

KiwiRail wishes you all a safe and happy holiday season! However, our trains don't take a holiday so remember to be safe around the rail network this summer. Please stay off our tracks and bridges, be alert and follow warning signs at level crossings, and always expect trains at any time, from either direction. KiwiRail's head offices will be closed until 14 January. | KiwiRail

Our final video of the KiwiRail Scenic Journey trilogy is the TranzAlpine and includes all the best footage that wasn’t featured in the TV commercial. For those that don’t know, the majestic TranzAlpine train roams the rugged mountain terrain of the Southern Alps as it travels from coast to coast through the heart of New Zealand’s South Island. This is a journey that is all about the journey and the majority of passengers ride both ways, returning to Christchurch in the early evening to paw thro

🎉Congratulations to Great Journeys NZ on the launch of a brand new immersive travel experience on the TranzAlpine scenic rail journey. 🥣The new carriage will provide Scenic Plus Service passengers a rail experience showcasing New Zealand's landscapes, stories and flavours. 🔧The carriage itself is renovated from existing rolling stock which has had new life breathed into it in KiwiRail’s Hutt Workshops in Wellington. 🌏It's the extra icing on the cake for this world-class rail experience. #Gre

When Great Journeys New Zealand launched its new Scenic Plus service on the Northern Explorer, we jumped on board to experience it for ourselves. Between making sure the mouth-watering food was served on time, the guests were comfortable and the crew was on track, Customer and Crew Manager Katy Meadows took us behind the scenes to find out more. This trip was extra special - Katy took a brand-new crew from Wellington to Auckland for the very first Northern Explorer Scenic Plus dining service. He