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1818:. The original intention had been to replace each pair of windows with one larger window, but the final solution was to cut out the side of the carriages and to insert a steel ladder frame to which sheets of strengthened glass were glued. The effect, of a continuous sheet of glass the length of the carriage, was spectacular and undoubtedly was a major factor in the success of the new service. The other two carriages were red Picton – Greymouth carriages that were refitted and repainted to the same standard but retained their smaller windows and seated 50, same seating arrangement and type as the servery car.
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power-luggage van had the end module away from the handbrake end converted into an open viewing area for passengers to enhance the already spectacular scenery on the route. Realising this increased public attention, and with the success of air-conditioned panorama carriage trains on the North Island
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Award and was voted as one of the top 10 "short" train journeys in the world. This was the result of the work of a freelance consulting designer and writer Paul Teague, who also worked at the
Christchurch Press. His consulting was initiated by John Bennett, Canterbury and Westland Branch manager at
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Reducing the service to an "out and back" format as opposed to "one each way" freed up carriages for other services, and by refurbishing existing stock it was hoped that the move would draw people to the previously poorly-performing
Greymouth passenger trains. The service proved to be popular, with
1996:
had its second end module converted for public access to match the first end. This was to facilitate its being marshalled into the centre of the new train, which was now re-organised into two four-car trainsets in one, separated by the power/baggage van. To compensate for luggage on the reformed
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carriages. A matching 56-foot van and six 50-foot wooden bogie box wagons for parcels completed the consist. Some of these wagons had served in the same capacity and in the green colour scheme with the
Grassgrubs on the Picton and Greymouth routes and one wagon had served the old yellow
1980:
and North Island Main Trunk carriages. An FM class modular van was refitted with a 90kW generator in the central module as opposed to the handbrake end modules on NIMT vans, to facilitate converting one end module into a public open viewing area.
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carriage, that car refurbished in the standard "big window" InterCity seats and tables carriage format. In a continuous attempt to attract the travelling public back to rail, InterCity expanded on what had begun in 1987, when a
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The train has become increasingly popular, and carried 204,000 passengers in the financial year ending 2007. By 2016, passenger numbers were approximately 130,000 a year, but rising again after the setback of the
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car had been leased to a private tourist firm. The original carriage offered enhanced services, including complimentary meals, refreshments and newspapers. However, this second carriage, also named a
1702:). The journey is 223 kilometres (139 mi) one-way, taking almost five hours. There are 16 tunnels and four viaducts, with the Staircase Viaduct elevated as much as 75 metres (246 ft).
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consists. These new "big window" carriages each sat 51, same seating arrangement and type as the servery car. In the early 1990s, the first generation
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as a parcels van, prior to the introduction of the twelve 56-foot carriages. These carriages and wagons, like their
Grassgrub predecessors, worked the
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Southerner then InterCity spare buffet car, one a former
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The train was introduced on 22 November 1987 to replace the conventional
Christchurch-Greymouth express trains and became one of the
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1760:(out and back) and Greymouth or West Coast Expresses (one each way simultaneously). All were painted in a bright red colour scheme.
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Northerner stock, carriages to replace these had to be found by sourcing from the rest of the
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Even after the eight air-conditioned carriages were introduced in 1994–1995, the train still borrowed panorama carriages from the
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the time. John
Bennett was soon after promoted to Intercity National Manager, perhaps as a result of the work.
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Zealand. For the train that runs in the European Alps, see
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On the Trans-Alpine Trail: A Travel Guide to State Highway 73 and the Midland Railway
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patronage doubling in the first year, with 7,183 passengers in January 1988 alone.
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car was completely rebuilt as a panorama and rear-view car to replace the (first)
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The TranzAlpine service was suspended in 2020 and again in 2021 because of the
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car, and which also offered improved services over those afforded to other
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fleet. The change in service was marked, with a refurbished modular
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van was stripped of its generator and made to carry luggage only.
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and the observation carriage introduced to this train in 1991.
2519:. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. pp. 144–149.
2138:. There are proposals to extend the service from Greymouth to
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Initially, the locomotives that were used on the service were
2382:"J.S. Bennett National Manager Intercity letter, 3 May 1990"
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during the 1980s, a new dark blue livery was applied to the
1890:, were introduced on the service replacing the "big-window"
2295:"KiwiRail welcomes Governor General on TranzAlpine journey"
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converted into a servery car seating 31 in reupholstered
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DFB 7241 and DXC 5270 departing Springfield with the
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AK class carriages that are used on the TranzAlpine.
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1737:From late 1982 until 1983, twelve second class
1662:KiwiRail passenger trains in the South Island,
2325:"Tranzalpine scenic train trips back on track"
2025:because of the train's increasing popularity.
3196:Long-distance passenger trains in New Zealand
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2665:Long distance passenger trains of New Zealand
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1957:(later Coastal Pacific), pressure-ventilated
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8:
2258:"TranzAlpine success fails to boost profits"
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2481:(2 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House.
2422:New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
2416:Kemp, Michael (1992). "Locomotive notes".
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2360:New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
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290:One to two open-air observation AKV vans
1918:s popularity increased, and on days the
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3211:Rail transport in the West Coast Region
3201:Rail transport in the Canterbury Region
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27:
3206:Named passenger trains of New Zealand
2444:"Bid to take TranzAlpine to Hokitika"
2154:A view of the Southern Alps from the
7:
2479:The TranzAlpine Express: New Zealand
2331:from the original on 24 January 2022
3226:Tourist attractions in Christchurch
3216:Railway services introduced in 1987
2454:from the original on 9 January 2018
2305:from the original on 11 August 2016
2134:, terminating in Greymouth, on the
3221:1987 establishments in New Zealand
2327:. Stuff/Fairfax. 14 January 2022.
1717:, but resumed on 14 January 2022.
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2274:from the original on 4 March 2016
2033:As part of the rebranding of the
3128:(Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington)
2394:from the original on 1 July 2015
2350:"Tranz-Alpine Express Popular".
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242:Large windows in all carriages
216:Scenic Class, Scenic Plus Class
2496:Churchman, Geoffrey B (1991).
1905:Interior of a 56-foot carriage
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16:Passenger Train in New Zealand
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3165:Campaign for Better Transport
3107:Major inter-regional services
2086:The train runs daily between
1882:On 26 November 2012, the new
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128:204,000 (2006 financial year)
2418:New Zealand Railway Observer
2352:New Zealand Railway Observer
2234:DCPs 4761 and 4801 with the
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1961:Express and air-conditioned
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1939:servery car, two from the
1684:Great Journeys New Zealand
110:InterCity Rail (1987–1995)
99:Great Journeys New Zealand
18:
3144:(Marlborough, Canterbury)
3138:(Wellington, Marlborough)
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2500:. Wellington: IPL Books.
2110:. It then turns onto the
1842:In 1988, the train won a
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185:223 km (139 mi)
42:A TranzAlpine service in
35:
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2053:In early 1991, a former
1694:of New Zealand over the
1419:Stillwater–Ngākawau Line
309:3 ft 6 in
118:KiwiRail Scenic Journeys
2580:passenger train stops (
2477:Sinclair, Roy (1997) .
1708:Christchurch earthquake
865:Paterson's Creek bridge
252:Overhead glass shelves
2263:The New Zealand Herald
2186:Highest bridge of the
1989:
1926:carriages. In 1991, a
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1250:Taramakau River bridge
1178:Rolleston River bridge
239:Observation facilities
3055:Ministry of Transport
2118:past the spectacular
1988:Open viewing carriage
1987:
1910:Increasing popularity
1904:
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1739:NZR 56-foot carriages
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2899:South Island Limited
2793:New Plymouth Express
2731:Taieri Gorge Limited
2700:Wairarapa Connection
1997:train, the original
1977:Wairarapa Connection
1864:DX class locomotives
1860:DF class locomotives
1856:DC class locomotives
1852:DJ class locomotives
1782:NZR 56-foot carriage
1747:AC class "Grassgrub"
1294:Crooked River bridge
975:Broken River viaduct
221:Seating arrangements
190:Average journey time
3116:(Auckland, Waikato)
2362:: 75. Winter 1988.
2049:Connoisseur service
1886:that were built at
1844:Tourism New Zealand
1808:Addington Workshops
1743:Addington Workshops
1341:Arnold River bridge
1091:Bealey River bridge
292:One AKL luggage van
231:Catering facilities
193:4 hours, 50 minutes
94:Current operator(s)
32:
3126:Capital Connection
2999:Manawatū-Whanganui
2858:Waikato Connection
2778:Geyserland Express
2690:Capital Connection
2299:www.kiwirail.co.nz
2270:. 23 August 2007.
1990:
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1888:Hillside Workshops
1884:AK class carriages
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735:Whitecliffs Branch
540:Addington Junction
249:Baggage facilities
182:Distance travelled
140:.greatjourneysofnz
106:Former operator(s)
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3120:Northern Explorer
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2813:Northland Express
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2526:978-1-909612-94-5
2120:Waimakariri River
2100:Waimakariri River
2096:Canterbury Plains
1733:Previous services
1715:COVID-19 pandemic
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198:Service frequency
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2515:Bowden, David.
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2084:
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2015:Coastal Pacific
1943:, two from the
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1872:
1766:
1735:
1723:
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1643:
1617:
1589:
1576:
1565:
1549:Hokitika Branch
1537:
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1512:
1503:
1494:
1466:
1459:
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1422:
1411:
1404:
1384:
1379:
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997:Tunnels 12 - 16
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2894:Picton Express
2891:
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2884:Kingston Flyer
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2869:
2868:
2866:
2865:
2863:Wairarapa Mail
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2853:Thames Express
2850:
2848:Taranaki Flyer
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2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
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2790:
2788:Napier Express
2785:
2783:Kaimai Express
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1486:Rewanui Branch
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2838:Silver Star
2833:Silver Fern
2763:Blue Streak
2758:Bay Express
2721:TranzAlpine
2671:Operational
2609:Springfield
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2278:24 November
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298:Track gauge
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3190:Categories
3029:Canterbury
3024:West Coast
3004:Wellington
2989:Hawkes Bay
2904:Southerner
2818:Overlander
2808:Northerner
2335:24 January
2293:KiwiRail.
2244:References
2136:West Coast
2102:along the
2067:Southerner
2023:Southerner
2006:second van
1968:Overlander
1963:Northerner
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1941:Northerner
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1764:1987–2012
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1363:Tunnel 18
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668:start of
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506:Lyttelton
456:start of
320:Route map
267:Technical
226:Table bay
212:Class(es)
168:Greymouth
125:Ridership
120:2012–2017
115:1995–2012
69:Operating
3136:StraitNZ
3081:Bee Card
2994:Taranaki
2984:Gisborne
2969:Auckland
2744:Historic
2726:Seasider
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2452:Archived
2389:Archived
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2190:service.
2140:Hokitika
2126:and the
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843:Tunnel 1
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133:Website
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2619:Moana
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