Good morning Iain

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Thursday 22 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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Good afternoon Iain

 

Thank you for your email dated 23 May 2017, received by KiwiRail on 24 May
2017, in which you make the following request:

 

“Given each steam locomotive and many heritage diesel locomotives requires
crew of two members (driver and fireman/assistant);

 

A) How many steam and heritage diesel crews does KiwiRail able to provide
for mainline steam operations currently?

 

B) Given answers to previous answers where about regionally (using
regional council boundaries) are these crews baised?

 

C) How are retirements of personal in the next few years going to effect
the number of steam and heritage diesel crews available both nationally
and regionally?

 

D) Is KiwiRail providing any training or seeking to train additonal
personal specifically for steam operations?

 

E) If no training is be completed, what actions is KiwiRail taking to
ensure the future of mainline heritage steam and diesel operations?

 

F) Is Kiwirail providing any training or seeking to train additional
personal for the operation of heritage diesel locomotives (such as the Dj,
Da, Dg, Di and De classes) and railcars?”

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

Questions A) and B) – Number and Regions

The following table sets out the information requested in questions A) and
B) above with the addition of capabilities in each region:

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Number |Region | Coal | Coal | Oil | Oil |
| | | | | | |
| | | (LE) |(Fireman)| (LE) |(Fireman)|
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 1 |Whangarei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 1 |Auckland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 2 |Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 5 |Palmerston North | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 2 |Wellington | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 1 |Christchurch | - | 1 | - | - |
|----------+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 1 |Dunedin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Question C) – “How are retirements of personal in the next few years going
to effect the number of steam and heritage diesel crews available both
nationally and regionally?”

Given the current employment law pertaining to retirement we are unable to
accurately predict the retirements of personnel in the next few years and
what effect that would have on steam heritage diesel crews.

 

Question D) – “Is KiwiRail providing any training or seeking to train
additonal personal specifically for steam operations?”

KiwiRail is in the early stages of developing a training plan for Steam
Operations personnel.

 

Question E) – “If no training is be completed, what actions is KiwiRail
taking to ensure the future of mainline heritage steam and diesel
operations?”

Refer to answers to questions D and F.

 

Question F) – “Is Kiwirail providing any training or seeking to train
additional personal for the operation of heritage diesel locomotives (such
as the Dj, Da, Dg, Di and De classes) and railcars?”

KiwiRail has existing training around the operation of heritage diesel
locomotives which is deployed when required.

 

Under s28(3) of the Act, you have the right to seek an investigation and
review of this response by way of complaint to the Ombudsman. Refer to
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz for more information.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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From: OCU
Sent: Wednesday, 24 May 2017 9:11 a.m.
To: [FOI #5920 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Available Heritage Crews for
Mainline Operations

 

Good morning Iain

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Thursday 22 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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