The Dunedin City Council will underwrite a limited season of tourist rail services this summer. Dunedin Railways locomotives and carriages will be brought out of hibernation temporarily to provide the service. Dunedin Venues Management would operate the project and a small number of fixed term seasonal staff would be employed to supplement the existing Dunedin Railways hibernation team. Trains could operate safely over summer without needing to address Dunedin Railways' track deferred maintenance needs, which were highlighted by DCHL earlier this year. The short-listed options look different to Dunedin Railways' previous business model, as expected, he said.

Source: Stuff November 22, 2020 06:56 UTC