Budget Day 2019 saw one of the clearest recent statements of changed government thinking about the role and future of rail transport in New Zealand. Minister of Finance Grant Robertson said in his Budget speech, 'Budget 2019 invests more than $1 billion over the next two years in modernising KiwiRail. These are the first steps in implementing our Future of Rail programme. This includes $375 million for new locomotives and container wagons, $331 million to invest in track and other supporting infrastructure, $300 million from the Provincial Growth Fund for regional rail and $35 million to begin the process of replacing current ferries that are nearing the end of their life.
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