Experience two of the world’s most scenic trains in New Zealand: The TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific on the South Island.
Each train can carry up to 475 passengers and operate at speeds of up to 120kph. Credit: Alstom SA. Alstom has secured a €538m (NZ$1.065bn) contract from the Greater Wellington Regional Council in New ...
On Christmas Eve in 1953, a train in New Zealand plunged into a river after a bridge collapsed beneath it. The Tangiwai disaster remains the country’s worst rail tragedy, claiming dozens of lives.