Hybrid trains vs other options
Patrick Dunford made this Official Information request to Wellington Regional Council
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From: Patrick Dunford
Dear Wellington Regional Council,
given the recent government announcement of hybrid or electro-diesel trains for the Capital Connection and Wairarapa Connection Services, how does the cost of purchasing these trains compare with options for extending the electrification of the railway lines to the destinations concerned?
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Dunford
From: Darrell Young
Wellington Regional Council
Dear Patrick,
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Darrell Young
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Greater Wellington Regional Council
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From: Samantha Gain
Wellington Regional Council
Tēnā koe Patrick
Request for information 2023-105
I refer to your request for information dated 30 April 2023, which was
received by Greater Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) on 30
April 2023.
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