MORE COMFORT ON WELLINGTON ROUTES

摘要

A substantial improvement in passenger comfort and accessibility is being promised after Greater Wellington Regional Council signed a NZ Dollar 25 million contract with Toll NZ to build 18 commuter carriages. As with a previous Auckland metro project (see February 2005 issue), ex-British Rail Mk II donor bodies are to be used as a starting point. These have allowed project leader Toll Rail Professional Services Group to begin with an initial project that was visually similar to the 'classic' Mk II design while resolving many of the engineering issues about re-manufacturing the carriages for New Zealand.