Good afternoon Mr Palmer,

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of receiving your request to respond. Therefore, you can expect a response on or before Monday 15 February 2016.

This calculation takes into account the Christmas period as defined under the Act (25 December 2015-15 January 2016 inclusive) and the Waitangi Day statutory holiday (8 February 2016).

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of your request.

Kind regards,
Jill Skinner (on behalf of Louise Jago)

Louise Jago | Communications Co-ordinator
Ph: +64-4-498 3372 (internal extn 43372) | Fax: +64-4-473 1589 | Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand Backbone of integrated transport networks

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Dear Mr Palmer,

 

Further for your Official Information Act request below, can you please
provide clarification on the following matters:

 

·         What type of ‘rail vehicles’ are you referring to?  There are a
wide range of vehicles that could be considered within this definition.

·         Can you please clarify what you mean by ‘status’?  Specifically,
what type of ‘status’ are you seeking information on?

 

Clarification of these matters will help us understand the scope of your
request.

 

We look forward to hearing from you shortly.

 

Many thanks,

Jill Skinner (on behalf of Louise Jago)

 

 

Jill Skinner | External Relations Advisor

Ph: +64-4-498 3219 (internal extn 43219)
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO
Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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Dear Mr Palmer

 

We are writing in response to your Official Information Act 1982 request
dated 1 January 2016 for the following information:

 

“What are the current rail vehicles (and status) at Hutt Workshops”

 

KiwiRail subsequently wrote to you on 12 January 2015 seeking
clarification on the scope of your request.  On 15 January 2015 you
responded as follows:

 

“Rail vehicles I'm interested in are; Locomotives, Carriages, Wagons,
multiple units and track machine (EMT fleet) along with the recovery
cranes.

 

Only after an <sic> general idea to status, ie; stored, pending
repair/overhaul, under repair/overhaul, sold, waiting scrap etc....”

 

The information below has been identified as falling within the scope of
your request: 

 

Type of rail No. at
vehicles Hutt Status
Workshop
Wagons 65 15 = stored

10 = used for
staff
training

10 = support
wagons for
sending stock
around NZ

7 = under
repair
7 = brake
modifications
underway
5 = under
conversion
(from ZH to
ZHC)

5 = support
wagons to
facilitate
work on the
rail corridor

3 =  being
prepared for
conversion

2 = under
evaluation –
to determine
if economic
to repair

1 = to be
scrapped
Locomotives 48 37 = stored
(10 of which
have been
sold)
4 = asbestos
removal
underway
3 = being
overhauled

3 = under
repair

1 = being
reinstated
Carriages(excluding 1 Under repair
GWRC owned multiple
units)
Track Machine (ETM 0 n/a
fleet)
Recovery Cranes 1 Stored

 

In addition, please note that 6 Ganz Mavag units are also being stored at
the Hutt Workshops on behalf of Greater Wellington Regional Council.  The
Council has advised that they have all been sold to an overseas broker
(who has already taken delivery of 15 units) and will be shipped once the
remaining fleet (21 units) are retired from service.  One unit will be
retained for heritage purposes.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review of this response by way of complaint to an
Ombudsman.  Refer to [1]www.ombudsman.govt.nz for more information.

 

Regards

Louise

 

Louise Jago | Communications Co-ordinator

Ph: +64-4-498 3372 (internal extn 43372) | Fax: +64-4-473 1589 | Mob:
+64-027 407 1718
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO
Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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