Toll NZ
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Key people | David Jackson, CEO |
| Products | Railway, transport |
Number of employees | 10,000+ |
| Website | www.tollnz.co.nz |
Toll NZ NYSE: TOLL is an Auckland, New Zealand-based transport company formed after the part-privatisation of the New Zealand Railways.
New Zealand Rail Ltd was formed on 10 October 1990 from a separation from the New Zealand Railways Corporation detailed in the New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990, which continues to this day as a State Owned Enterprise, trading as ONTRACK.
New Zealand Rail Limited was renamed Tranz Rail Limited in 1995, and Toll NZ Consolidated Limited in May 2004. In 1996, the company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and also on NASDAQ in the United States. In July 2002 it delisted from NASDAQ.
An Australian company, Toll Holdings, is now majority shareholder (85%) of Tranz Rail after a successful takeover bid between July and October 2003.
Operations
Toll Rail
Toll Rail is New Zealand's largest railroad operator.
- Freight is transported on container trains (containerised freight), pack trains (consoldiated general freight), bulk trains (coal, logs, milk) and block trains (steel, aggregates, fertiliser).
- The operation is based on fixed capacity unit trains and point-to-point scheduled services. It provides shuttle trains designed specifically for container movements and other freight. It also has hook-and-tow option with customers with their own equipment.
- Toll Rail operates through a network of 18 strategically postioned freight terminals throughout the country. Terminal operations are managed on a regional basis and supported by satellite sites and industrial sidings.
- Terminal sites allow for the consolidation and loading of freight on and off rail, road and ship services. Staff perform a variety of roles including forklift operation, wagon shunting and train saftey inspection.
- Satellite or feeder sites are generally smaller in size and complexity than terminal sites. They act as intermediary points for consolidating freight shipments that pass through terminal sites.
- Industrial sidings are owned by customers and, similar to satellite sites, act as feeders into terminal sites or as a collection point for mainline trains.
Terminal and satellite sites in each region are as follows:
| Region | Terminals | Satellite sites |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | 3 | 3 |
| Bay of Plenty | 3 | 1 |
| Central | 6 | 5 |
| Northern South Island | 3 | 2 |
| Southern South Island | 3 | 3 |
Facts And Figures
Network
- Route length not owned but with operating rights: 3,898 km
- Track gauge: 1,067 mm
- Tunnels (incl. those with operating rights): 149
- Bridges (incl. those with operating rights): 2,178
- Electrification: 95 km at 1.5 kV DC, 411 km at 25 kV 50 Hz AC
NB: From July 2004, The New Zealand Railways Corporation took over ownership of the New Zealand rail network.
Locomotives
- Electric locomotives: 23
- Diesel electric main line locomotives: 131
- Shunting locomotives: 113
Wagons
- Container flat tops: 2,263
- Hi Cube: 78
- Canopies: 120
- Box: 409
- Hopper: 245
- Curtain sides: 107
- Refridgerated: 52
- Log: 436
- Tank: 101
- Flats: 120
Total wagon fleet: 4,321
Total containers: 2,748
Toll Tranz Link
Toll Tranz Link is New Zealand's largest trucking company, holding appproxmately 85% market share. The company has over 380 trucks, 30 branches, 11 refridgerated branches and over 1,000 team members. The company also has an extensive owner-operator fleet that brings the total fleet number well over 400.
- In New Zealand, the company's headquarters for it's door-to-door services are based in Onehunga, Auckland. Over 100 vechiles are based in Auckland alone.
- In the South Island of New Zealand, the company has extensive operations in Blenheim and Christchurch. The company has major contracts with The Warehouse and Countdown for supply-chain solutions.
Facts And figures
- Trucks: 380
- Owner driver trucks: 136
- Distribution (freight) centres: 31
- Distribution (refridgerated only) centres: 11
Toll Shipping
Toll Shipping (commonly known as The Interisland Line) offers daily ferry services across Cook Strait – providing a vital transport link between New Zealand's North Island and South Island's for passenger's and their vehicles, commercial vehicles and rail freight. The fleet of Toll Shipping, consists of four vessels – two multi-purpose conventional vessels, one conventional freight only vessel and one high speed passenger vessel.
The two conventional ferries – Arahura and Aratere – take three hours to complete the course across Cook Strait, and cater to each of the three main markets that Interislander operates in: passenger (including vehicles), commercial vehicle and rail.
The Lynx vessel is dedicated to the passenger market, and can "zip" across Cook Strait in 2 hours, 15 minutes. The Lynx is a 91 metre catamaran that carries up to 760 passengers and 230 cars. Toll Shipping's "Purbeck" (launched into service, in 2003) is dedicated to the freight market, and offers commercial customers two return sailings a day, Monday to Friday.
- Each year Interislander vessels accommodate over 1 million passengers, 230,000 domestic vehicles and almost 2 million lane metres of road and rail freight, and operates over 5,700 sailings.
- In total, Interislander employs 567 full time staff. 68 work in the Head Office environment, 98 at the terminals, and 401 onboard the ships themselves.
- Ship crew is made up of 67 officers, 62 engineers, 175 catering crew and 97 deck crew.
Facts And figures
Total number of ships: 4
Total number of fast ferries: 1
Total number of freight-only ships: 1
Tranz Metro
Tranz Metro is urban commuter rail operator that operates in the Wellington region of the lower North Island of New Zealand.
The Tranz Metro group fleet comprises of 124 suburban electric units and 15 Wairarapa carriages.
- Units operate from Johnsonville to Wellington, Paraparaumu to Wellington, Melling and Upper Hutt to Wellington.
- Wairarapa carriage trains operate between Wellington and Masterton. All Tranz Metro lines link back to Wellington.
- A "EDT" train service depot is based in Wellington. All trains are "parked" here overnight, and are serviced daily by Tranz Metro staff.
Tranz Scenic
Tranz Scenic is New Zealand's only long-distance passenger service. The company was brought back from Tranz Scenic 2001 Limited in 2003, after Toll Holdings took control of Tranz Rail. The company operates the following routes/services:
- The Overlander - Auckland to Wellington, daily.
- The Capital Connection - Palmerston North to Wellington (Mon-Fri).
- The TranzCostal - Picton to Christchurch daily.
- The TranzApline - Christchurch to Greymouth daily.
A number of services depots are located around New Zealand used by Tranz Scenic, along with 40 railway stations:
- Christchurch Linwood Depot: A Christchurch based service depot, used by The TranzCostal service and the TranzApline service.
- Westgate: A Auckland based service depot, used by all north island passenger services.
- Wellington: A service depot is located opposite the Interisland Line ferry terminal. All EDT (Tranz Metro) and mainline (Tranz Scenic) units are serviced here.
Hillside
Hillside or (also known as Hillside Engineering Unit) is a group of Toll NZ that builds and repairs locomotivess. The unit is based in Dunedin, New Zealand and also does "outside" work for other companies. However, over 60% of the work is inhouse work for Toll.
Hillside or Hillside Engineering Unit works closely alongside some of the other contractors and groups that are apart of/contracted to Toll NZ:
- Toll Rail: the railroad division of Toll NZ
- Alstom: the electrical repairing company that is contracted to Toll Rail.
- Transfield Serices: the Australian based contractor company, that does all of the line repair and line maintaince work for Toll Rail.
External links
- Toll corporate - Toll NZ's corporate.
- Toll NZ's parent - Toll NZ's parent.
- Toll Rail site - Toll NZ's rail division
- Toll TranzLink site - Toll NZ's truck dvision.
- Interisland Line - Toll NZ's shipping division.
- Hillside site - Toll NZ's engineering business.
- Transfield Services - Toll NZ's rail maintenance contractor