Still uncertain was ownership of the trains, with Auckland Transport preferring to take ownership rather than being owned by KiwiRail.
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The Rail & Maritime Transport Union favoured this course, as it would ensure that they cannot be sold by any government at a later stage.
The Onehunga branch will be the first in Auckland to see passenger service on the new AM class electric trains.
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As part of the Auckland railway electrification project, the $100 million EMU maintenance and stabling depot was built on 4.4 hectares of the old Winstone Quarry in Wiri, located next to the South-Western Expressway and bordered by Roscommon and Wiri Station Roads.