Newly elected Greater Wellington Regional Councillor Thomas Nash is keen to see the overnight sleeper Wellington to Auckland train service restored. The Northern Explorer from Wellington to Auckland is the longest and oldest passenger train journey in New Zealand. supplied The Northern Explorer is the longest passenger train trip in New Zealand. Stuff The view of the Rangitikei River carving a path through sandstone cliffs is one of the highlights of a train trip on the Northern Explorer. Its day was done.”The diesel-powered Northern Explorer is expensive to run, and tickets reflect that.

Source: Stuff July 24, 2020 16:52 UTC