A rail advocacy group wants a new study on the feasibility of a southern passenger rail service and is asking regional councils to pay for it.
The Future Is Rail (previously known as Save Our Trains) aims to rebuild high-quality and affordable inter-regional passenger rail services throughout New Zealand.
Group spokesperson Dave Macpherson said submissions had been made to Environment Southland, Environment Canterbury (ECan) and the Otago Regional Council seeking financial contributions towards a $172,000 feasibility study looking at re-establishing a passenger rail service between Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill.
