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The initial service was one sailing each way per day, Wellington to Picton in the morning and Picton to Wellington in the afternoon. [4] The new service led to the decline of NZR's Rail Air service, which saw a dramatic drop in airfreight. [11] The service was an immediate success, although it was criticised for high prices.
DEV Aratere is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand. Built in 1998 for the then-private company Tranz Rail and lengthened in 2011, she operates four daily crossings on the Interislander service across Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton each day (with six crossings over the December/January period).
Arahura's last scheduled passenger voyages were on 29 July 2015, operating the 14:45 sailing to Picton and the 18:45 sailing to Wellington. [11] The last freight journey took place over the following night. [citation needed] She had completed more than 52,000 crossings and 13 million km with four million passengers carried.
TEV Wahine was designed and built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, and was one of many ferries that have linked New Zealand's North and South Islands.The first regular interisland ferry service between Wellington and Picton began in 1875, [8] and the first Wellington – Lyttelton service began in 1895 with the Union Steamship Company vessel SS Penguin. [9]
Aramoana was the first roll-on/roll-off-road and rail ferry to operate from Wellington to Picton, replacing the steamer Tamahine [19] and providing a link for rail services between the North and South Islands. Aramoana was built in Scotland and arrived at Wellington on 26 July 1962. [20]
Before returning to New Zealand, she was refitted to better suit the Wellington to Picton route. [5] [6] She has been named Kaiarahi, from the Māori word for "leader" (kai-= agentive prefix, arahi = "to lead"). [7] The Kaiarahi suffered a major gearbox failure while on a regular Cook Strait sailing 31 August 2021. It has been out of service since.
Strait Feronia is a passenger, freight and vehicle or ROPAX ferry owned and operated by StraitNZ as part of its Bluebridge subsidiary. [3] The ship is a twin of MS Liverpool Seaways . The vessel was initially named Mersey Viking and saw service in the Irish Sea , eventually being renamed Dublin Viking and then Dublin Seaways .
MS Santa Regina is a roll-on/roll-off ferry that was in service for Strait Shipping Ltd in New Zealand. The ferry was built for overnight services between Marseille and Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. Santa Regina was the flagship vessel for the Bluebridge ferry service, which runs from Wellington to Picton up to four times a day.
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