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Order placed for more new locomotives
KiwiRail has placed an order for a further 20 new DL locomotives, to join those recently delivered to KiwiRail and currently being deployed into commercial service.
The additional locomotives are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2012.
Meanwhile the first 20 locomotives are being increasingly put through their paces on upper North Island freight routes, as they complete their commissioning and are introduced into commercial service.
By mid August, 13 were in service.
The final 14 locomotives in the first order arrived at the Port of Auckland in May and attracted considerable attention as they were towed to Te Rapa for their commissioning.
This winter has also seen the arrival of 300 new container flat top wagons, with a further 200 due to arrive at the end of September.
We also have 258 new purpose built intermodal containers en route to New Zealand and due to arrive in early September. The 25 and 48-foot curtain sided containers will have optional mezzanine floors to optimise utilisation for palletised freight.