TranzAlpine

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History

New Zealand Railways Corporation AO Addington Workshops AC class "Grassgrub"Northerner

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Route

Christchurch Greymouth Canterbury Plains Waimakariri River Rolleston

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Connoisseur service

Connoisseur

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Overview

Passenger Train Great Journeys New Zealand KiwiRail South Island

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Average journey time: 4 hours, 50 minutes
Baggage facilities: Overhead glass shelves Baggage carriage
Catering facilities: On-board café
Classes: Scenic Class, Scenic Plus Class
Current operator: Great Journeys New Zealand
Distance travelled: 223 km (139 mi)

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Overview

Passenger
Train
Great Journeys New Zealand
KiwiRail
South Island
Main South Line
Midland Line Midland Line, New Zealand
Lists of named passenger trains
Christchurch earthquake 2011 Christchurch earthquake
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand

History

New Zealand Railways Corporation
AO NZR 56-foot carriage
Addington Workshops
AC class "Grassgrub" NZR RM class (88 seater)
Northerner Northerner (train)
Picton Express
Second van NZR FM guards van
Express Endeavour (train)
Express Southerner (New Zealand train)
Springfield Springfield, New Zealand
Otira
Bay Express Bay Express (train)
Tourism New Zealand
DJ class locomotives New Zealand DJ class locomotive
DC class locomotives New Zealand DC class locomotive
DF class locomotives New Zealand DF class locomotive (1979)
DXC New Zealand DX class locomotive
AK class carriages New Zealand AK class carriage
Hillside Workshops Hillside Engineering
Coastal Pacific
Express Overlander (train)
Wairarapa Connection Wairarapa Connection (train)

Connoisseur service

Connoisseur The Connoisseur car

Route

Christchurch Christchurch railway station, New Zealand
Greymouth Greymouth railway station
Canterbury Plains
Waimakariri River
Rolleston Rolleston, New Zealand
Southern Alps Southern Alps (New Zealand)
Arthur's Pass
Otira Tunnel
Alpine Fault
West Coast West Coast, New Zealand
Hokitika

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TranzAlpine

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related to Route · 24

TranzAlpine → After, Alpine Fault, Arthur's Pass, Canterbury Plains, Cass, Christchurch, CraigieburnDFB7241, DXC5270, Greymouth, Highest, Hokitika, It, Main South Line, Midland Line, Otira Tunnel, Rolleston, Sarah, Southern Alps, Springfield, The

related to Further reading · 22

TranzAlpine → Australia, Bowden, Churchman, David, England, Geoffrey, Grantham House, Great Railway Journeys, IPL Books, ISBN, John Beaufoy Publishing, Midland Railway, New Zealand, On, Oxford, Roy, Sinclair, State Highway, The TranzAlpine Express, Trans-Alpine Trail

related to Increasing popularity · 20

TranzAlpine → An FM, April, Auckland, August, Bay Express, Coastal Pacific, Endeavour, In, InterCity, NIMT, North Island Main Trunk, Northerner, Northerner/Overlander Express, Realising, Southerner, The TranzAlpine's, This, To, TranzCoastal, Wairarapa Connection

related to Livery · 10

TranzAlpine → As, However, In, InterCity, New Zealand Rail Limited, New Zealand Railways Corporation, October, The, This, Tranz Scenic

related to Connoisseur service · 9

TranzAlpine → Connoisseur, Connoisseurs, Endeavour, However, In, InterCity, North Island Main Trunk, Southerner, The

Route map · 3

TranzAlpine → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂

related to External links · 2

TranzAlpine → New Zealand, The Great Journeys

Average journey time · 1

TranzAlpine → 4 hours, 50 minutes

Baggage facilities · 1

TranzAlpine → Overhead glass shelves Baggage carriage

Catering facilities · 1

TranzAlpine → On-board café

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new carriages one train service greymouth van zealand carriage southerner passenger 1995 two car christchurch express intercity class services livery

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
TranzAlpine	Average journey time	4 hours, 50 minutes	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Baggage facilities	Overhead glass shelves Baggage carriage	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Catering facilities	On-board café	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Classes	Scenic Class, Scenic Plus Class	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Current operator	Great Journeys New Zealand	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Distance travelled	223 km (139 mi)	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	First service	22 November 1987	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Former operators	InterCity Rail (1987–1995) Tranz Scenic (1995–2012) KiwiRail Scenic Journeys 2012–2017	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Locale	South Island, New Zealand	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages Open-air viewing carriage	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Other facilities	Toilets	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Ridership	204,000 (2006 financial year)	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Rolling stock	Two DX locomotives (Additional Four Locomotives added between Arthur's Pass station and Otira station) Four to six AK carriages One to two AKCs café carriages One to two open-ai…	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Route map	view⟂	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Route map	talk⟂	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Route map	edit⟂	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Seating arrangements	Airline style Table bay	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Service frequency	Daily each way	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Service type	Inter-city rail	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Status	Operating	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Stops	7	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Termini	Christchurch Greymouth	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	Website	www.greatjourneysnz.com/routes/tranzalpine	1.00	infobox
TranzAlpine	is a	passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail in the South Island of New Zealand over the Main South Line and Midland Line	0.90	text

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