Dunedin's Hillside Workshop will receive an $85 million boost for new facilities to assemble wagons. The funding, part of the 2021 Budget announcement made this afternoon, will see the workshop assembling about 1500 wagons. The Hillside investment alone will support up to 150 construction jobs and up to 45 operational KiwiRail jobs, including apprenticeships. “Covid-19 supply chain disruptions have reinforced the importance of having a resilient and reliable rail freight network. Leaked documents showed KiwiRail wanted $90m for Hillside, comprised of $55 million for the premises and assembly plant, and $35 million for operations.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 20, 2021 02:12 UTC