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Coastal Pacific

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| The Coastal Pacific is a long-distance passenger train between Picton and Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand, operated by The Great Journeys of New Zealand. [1]

42 relations: Addington Railway Workshops, Bay Express, Blenheim, New Zealand, Christchurch, Christchurch railway station, New Zealand, Culverden Express, Hillside Engineering, Inter-city rail, Interislander, Kaikoura, KiwiRail, KiwiRail Scenic Journeys, Lynx Express, Main North Line, New Zealand, Mitsubishi, Mixed train, New Zealand, New Zealand AK class carriage, New Zealand DX class locomotive, Northerner (train), NZR 56-foot carriage, NZR RM class, NZR RM class (88 seater), Overlander (train), Picton Express, Picton, New Zealand, Railcar, Rangiora, Seddon, New Zealand, South Island, South Island Main Trunk Railway, Southerner (New Zealand train), Television New Zealand, The Connoisseur car, The Great Journeys of New Zealand, Toll Domestic Forwarding, TranzAlpine, Waipara, Wairarapa Connection, Wellington, 2011 Christchurch earthquake, 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

Addington Railway Workshops

The Addington Railway Workshops was a major railway facility established in the Christchurch suburb of Addington in May 1880 by the New Zealand Railways Department.

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Bay Express

The Bay Express was a passenger train between Wellington and Napier in New Zealand's North Island, operating from Monday, 11 December 1989 until Sunday, 7 October 2001.

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Blenheim, New Zealand

Blenheim (Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

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Christchurch railway station, New Zealand

Christchurch railway station is in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Culverden Express

The Culverden Express was a passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Christchurch and Culverden.

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Hillside Engineering

Hillside Engineering Group is a trading division of the rail operator KiwiRail in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Interislander

Interislander is a road and rail ferry service across New Zealand's Cook Strait, between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island.

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Kaikoura

Kaikoura ("Kaikōura", from "Te Ahi Kaikōura a Tama ki te Rangi") is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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KiwiRail

KiwiRail Holdings Limited is a New Zealand State-owned enterprise responsible for rail operations in New Zealand.

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KiwiRail Scenic Journeys

Now called The Great Journeys of New Zealand, KiwiRail Scenic Journeys is the former long-distance passenger train brand of KiwiRail, previously Tranz Scenic (1995—2011) and InterCity Rail (1987—1995).

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Lynx Express

The Lynx Express was a long-distance passenger train in the South Island of New Zealand that ran the length of the Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch.

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Main North Line, New Zealand

The Main North Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north from Christchurch in New Zealand up the east coast of the South Island through Kaikoura and Blenheim to Picton.

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Mitsubishi

The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.

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Mixed train

A mixed train is a train that hauls both passenger and freight cars or wagons.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand AK class carriage

The New Zealand AK class of 17 cars was built in Dunedin's Hillside Workshops for KiwiRail's long-distance passenger operation KiwiRail Scenic Journeys consisting of 11 AK saloon cars and four AKC cafe cars, supplemented by three AKL luggage vans and four AKV open-air viewing/generator vans converted from AG vans, similar to those previously used on the Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine.

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New Zealand DX class locomotive

The New Zealand DX class locomotive is a class of 49 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives that currently operates on New Zealand's national railway network.

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Northerner (train)

The Northerner was an overnight passenger train between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand.

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NZR 56-foot carriage

The NZR 56-foot carriage is a class of -long railway passenger car formerly used on almost all long-distance rail transport in New Zealand.

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NZR RM class

The RM class is the classification used by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) and its successors given to most railcars and railbuses that have operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR RM class (88 seater)

The NZR RM class 88-seaters were a class of railcar used in New Zealand, known unofficially as 'Articulateds', 'Twinsets', 'Drewrys' or 'Fiats'.

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Overlander (train)

The Overlander was a long-distance rail passenger train between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT).

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Picton Express

The Picton Express was a passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Christchurch and Picton.

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Picton, New Zealand

Picton (Waitohi) is a town in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers.

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Rangiora

Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Seddon, New Zealand

Seddon is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand.

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South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

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South Island Main Trunk Railway

The Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch and the Main South Line between Lyttelton and Invercargill, running down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, are sometimes together referred-to collectively as the South Island Main Trunk Railway (SIMT).

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Southerner (New Zealand train)

The Southerner was a passenger express train in New Zealand's South Island between Christchurch and Invercargill along the South Island Main Trunk, that ran from Tuesday, 1 December 1970 to Sunday, 10 February 2002.

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Television New Zealand

Television New Zealand (Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa), more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a state-owned television network that is broadcast throughout New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region.

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The Connoisseur car

The Connoisseur cars were special railway carriages that were used in the consist of a number of passenger trains in New Zealand.

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The Great Journeys of New Zealand

The Great Journeys of New Zealand is the tourism division of KiwiRail that brings together its three Scenic train services (TranzAlpine, Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific) with its passenger ferries business, Interislander.

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Toll Domestic Forwarding

Toll Domestic Forwarding (TDF) is a division of the Toll Group specialising in freight forwarding by road, rail and sea within and between Australia and New Zealand.

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TranzAlpine

The TranzAlpine is a passenger train operated by The Great Journeys of New Zealand in the South Island of New Zealand over the Midland Line; often regarded to be one of the world's great train journeys for the scenery through which it passes (see famous trains).

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Waipara

Waipara is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand, on the banks of the Waipara River.

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Wairarapa Connection

The Wairarapa Connection is a New Zealand interurban commuter rail service along the Wairarapa Line between Masterton, the largest town in the Wairarapa, and Wellington.

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Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

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2011 Christchurch earthquake

A earthquake occurred in Christchurch on at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC).

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2016 Kaikoura earthquake

The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (Mw) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Pacific

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