Provincial Growth Fund train services upgrades
Tim Frank made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Tim Frank
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
In 2018 Ministers announced funding for KiwiRail passenger train service upgrades under the Provincial Growth Fund. A Better Business Case outlined the investment envisaged. Under the Official Information Act I request information on whether this funding has been used and how it has been applied. In particular, any information on whether the agreed investment has been made would be helpful.
Yours faithfully,
Tim Frank
Christchurch
From: *OIA
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Good afternoon Tim,
Please find attached a letter from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment regarding your recent request for information.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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From: Dave Allard
Good afternoon Tim
We have received the below request, transferred from MBIE - asking about the funding for KiwiRail passenger train service upgrades.
Attached is a list of all funding KiwiRail has received through the PGF.
Could you please advise which funding you are referring to?
There was the investment into the National network, but this was not specifically for passenger services, or there was the PGF funding to upgrade the passenger carriages for KiwiRail's scenic services.
Please get in touch.
Kind regards
Dave
Dave Allard | Senior Government Relations Advisor
DDI: 027 201 8182
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/
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From: Tim Frank
Dear Dave Allard,
I am referring to the tourism provincial growth as outlined in the business case relased under the following official information act request: https://fyi.org.nz/request/9185-provinci...
Yours sincerely,
Tim Frank
From: Dave Allard
Good afternoon Tim
So, I'm assuming that it's the $24 million in funding for the upgraded carriages for our scenic services, two of these have already entered service as per our press release below,
https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/media/scenic-...
There are also the new AKP Scenic Plus carriages that will be entering service soon - keep a look out for them with their new distinctive livery.
Is that what you were looking for?
Cheers
Dave
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