Transdev Auckland


Transdev Auckland, formerly Veolia Transport Auckland, Ltd., and before that Connex Auckland, Ltd., is a Transdev Australasia company. It runs Auckland's urban passenger trains under contract from Auckland Transport on infrastructure owned and managed by KiwiRail. Auckland Transport receives funding to subsidise these services from the NZ Transport Agency, which receives funding from road user taxes and Crown appropriations, and from the Auckland Council through rates. Since July 2016 Wellington's commuter rail services are also operated by Transdev, as Transdev Wellington.

History

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

Auckland

Transdev operates services on the following lines from Britomart :

Current

Transdev operates the following rolling stock:
The AM class wear the Auckland Transport livery, and the ADL class wear the MAXX livery.

Former

Transdev operated the following rolling stock until full electrification in July 2015:
All diesel rolling stock and locomotive-hauled carriage stock is in MAXX Blue livery, except four locomotives which were in KiwiRail livery.

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