Tranz Rail

Tranz Rail Holdings Ltd
Company typeState-owned enterprise
(1991—1993)
Private Company
(1993—1995)
Public company
(1995—2003)
IndustryRail transport in New Zealand
PredecessorNew Zealand Railways Corporation (as railway operator and owner)
Founded1991 (as New Zealand Rail Limited)
Defunct2003
FateTaken over by Toll Holdings
SuccessorToll NZ (as railway operator) ONTRACK (as railway owner)
Headquarters,
Area served
New Zealand
Key people
Chairman:
Edward Burkhardt (1993—1999)[1]
CEO:
Dr Francis Small (1991—2000)
Michael Beard (2000—2003)
CFO:
Ronald Russ (1993—1999)[2][3]
Mark Bloomer (1999—2003)[4]
ServicesFreight (rail and trucking)
long-distance passenger rail
urban passenger rail
inter-island ferries
ParentFay, Richwhite & Company
Wisconsin Central (Canadian National Railway)
Berkshire Partners
DivisionsTranz Scenic
Tranz Metro
Tranz Link
the Interisland Line

Tranz Rail, formally Tranz Rail Holdings Limited (New Zealand Rail Limited until 1995), was the main rail operator in New Zealand from 1991 until it was purchased by Toll Holdings in 2003.

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference milk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Brian Gaynor (13 July 2002). "Brian Gaynor: Shares in a downhill train-ride". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ "New CFO for Tranz Rail". Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.