KiwiRail to boost log capacity out of Wairarapa

KiwiRail to boost log capacity out of Wairarapa
Gavin Evans
(HOLD FOR MONDAY) By Gavin Evans April 1 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiRail plans to increase its log capacity out of Wairarapa by about a third to cater for the increased harvest and reduce the number of trucks travelling into CentrePort in Wellington. The company runs two trains on week days – typically of 15 wagons each - and twice as many at the weekend when there are fewer commuter services. Alan Piper, the group’s sales and commercial general manager, says the firm has no plans for additional services. But he says the weekday trains cu...