Veolia (New Zealand)

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Veolia Auckland

A Veolia ADL class DMU at Britomart Transport Centre.

Overview
Reporting marks: VEOLIA, CONNEX
Locale: Auckland
Dates of operation: 2004—present
Track gauge: 1067 mm (narrow gauge)
Locomotives: 12
(est 2006)
Headquarters: Auckland
Veolia, formerly Connex Auckland Limited, is an Auckland, New Zealand-based transport company. It is a division of Australasia's largest passenger train company, Veolia. It runs Auckland's urban passenger rail system, under contract from the the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA).

Veolia Auckland
A Veolia ADL class DMU at Britomart Transport Centre.

Overview
Reporting marks:	VEOLIA, CONNEX
Locale:	Auckland
Dates of operation:	2004—present
Track gauge:	1067 mm (narrow gauge)
Locomotives:	12 (est 2006)
Headquarters:	Auckland

Trains, buses and ferries in Auckland operate under the MAXX brand, irrespective of operator.

Contents

1 Operations

1.1 Network
1.2 Rolling stock
1.3 Previous operator

2 See also
3 External links

Operations

Network

Map of Auckland's rail network.

Veolia operates over most of the lines within Auckland's rail network. Regular operations run between Waitakere in the north-west to Papakura in the south. The Onehunga Branch is not currently part of operations, although there have been a number of proposals to use the branch for commuter services. The have also been proposals to extend commuter services to Kumeu, on the North Auckland Line in the north.

Rolling stock

Veolia operates the following rolling stock:-

9 ADK/ADB class DMUs (ex Transperth);
10 ADL/ADC class DMUs (ex Transperth);
2 DBR class locomotives (operating at each end of a set of 4 SX carriages);
9 DC class locomotives (operating with push-pull sets, consisting of 2, 3 or 4 SA carriages and an SD driving car);
3 Silver Fern (RM) railcars;
9 sets of SA/SD carriages, with 5 more under order (ex British Rail Mark 2 carriages rebuilt for suburban service);
1 set of SX carriages (ex Brisbane).

All of the ex-Transperth DMUs and the SA/SD carriages are owned by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA). The locomotives and the Silver Fern railcars are leased from Toll Rail. The SX carriages are leased from an Australian firm.

image:38519976 32b4dc55a4.jpg|An ADL unit at Westfield station. image:NZ ADK class.JPG|An ADK unit out of service at Papakura. Image:38522796 59f6c38d59.jpg| A DC class locomotive hauling a train of British Rail Mark 2 carriages

Previous operator

The previous operator of the train network in Auckland was Tranz Metro. When the ARTA called for tenders for the new contract, Tranz Metro did not tender and Connex won the tender.

Since 2004;

patronage has increased by 30% annually.
on-time performance has increased from 50% to 90%.

External links

[Veolia Auckland]
[MAXX]

Rail operators of New Zealand
	Toll Rail - Tranz Metro - Veolia (New Zealand)>Veolia - Taieri Gorge Railway - Tranz Rail