A brief history of passenger trains in New Zealand: 1991-2008

The next installment of the Train Vicar continues the series on the history of passenger rail in New Zealand, this time looking at the increase in services in the 1990s in New Zealand and Auckland. I then consider the privatisation of New Zealand Rail and the performance of Tranz Rail and Tranz Scenic.
This one is rather long...
Photos from New Zealand Rail / Tranz Scenic publicity material, from my parents and my own cameras. Photo of last Southerner service purchased from Brian Smith.

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well niche, but as a railfan every network has its own story, good for new NZ