KiwiRail is having to eke more life out of carriages that should be set for the scrap heap after delays to Capital Connection upgrades. Eleven carriages are being refurbished by KiwiRail for the Capital Connection service, and should have been in operation from Thursday. According to a February 2021 briefing to Transport Minister Michael Wood, the current carriages were expected to be at the end of their life by July. \
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KiwiRail commuter rail general manager, Tracey Goodall, confirmed the carriage upgrades were now expected to be finished by the middle of 2023.
