Rail line put to use

Whangarei: Up to 54 highcube shipping containers are being moved from Whangarei to Auckland on the revamped rail line for the first time, and KiwiRail is promising more freight movement after recent successful trials.

The first shipment of containers left the KiwiRail yard in Whangarei about 4pm yesterday for Helensville, from where another crew took over for the second leg of the trip to Auckland port.

The revamped line between Whangarei and Swanson in West Auckland opened on January 11 following funding from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund.