Rail services · New Zealand

Rail services in New Zealand

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington.

The rail network in New Zealand

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 3,700 km, 1,067 mm Cape gauge, about 15% electrified. Infrastructure and operations: KiwiRail.

1,067 mm gauge network, Auckland City Rail Link nearing completion, Auckland and Wellington electrification, freight lines to the ports of Tauranga and Lyttelton.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in New Zealand case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in New Zealand (1,067 mm Cape gauge) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington

Auckland

Britomart station, City Rail Link, electrified suburban network

Christchurch

port of Lyttelton, Main South line

Wellington

Wellington station, electrified Metlink network

Our services in New Zealand

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in New Zealand

Can you work in New Zealand with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in New Zealand?

The network in New Zealand uses 1,067 mm Cape gauge. Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in New Zealand?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in New Zealand or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in New Zealand?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in New Zealand, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.