{"id":9012,"date":"2020-11-23T20:28:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T02:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2020-11-23T20:28:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T02:28:28","slug":"kiwirail-announce-trains-have-resumed-service-on-wairoa-napier-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=9012","title":{"rendered":"KiwiRail Announce Trains Have Resumed Service on Wairoa-Napier Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Log trains are running again on the Wairoa-Napier line from this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services were suspended earlier this year as a result of COVID-19\u2019s impact on the forestry industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KiwiRail Chief Operating Officer Todd Moyle says the first train will run tomorrow (November 21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to get the service up and running again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, with the track now back in regular use, people travelling in the area will need to take special care around level crossings. Those crossing the tracks should expect trains at any time and from either direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInitially there will be two return trains each weekend. Each train is expected to consist of 24 wagons, the equivalent of 24 truckloads of logs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver time, as log volumes increase, we expect to run trains daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are significant numbers of forests in the Wairoa catchment that are reaching maturity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHarvest volumes in the Hawke\u2019s Bay region are predicted to reach 3.3 million tonnes per annum in the next few years and remain at high levels until the mid-2030s, so we know there is a demand for rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRail infrastructure investment has multiple, long-term benefits, some of which are not immediately obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor example, moving more logs by rail instead of trucks reduces road maintenance costs and congestion and improves road safety \u2013 particularly on regional roads like those between Napier and Wairoa which were not designed for heavy trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiven trains have 70 per cent fewer emissions than trucks per tonne of freight, it also helps reduce transport emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The line was rebuilt with $6.2 million provided to the project through the Provincial Growth Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/First-work-train_960x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/First-work-train_960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/First-work-train_960x540-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/First-work-train_960x540-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Log trains are running again on the Wairoa-Napier line from this weekend. 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