Steps in Place for a Brighter Future for Dunedin

steps in place for a brighter future for Dunedin

The Hillside Railway Workshop, the beating heart of South Dunedin, is officially back. It was a huge honour last week to attend the (belated)...

Revitalised KiwiRail workshops officially open in Dunedin

The workshops were first built in the 1870s and have a long history in South Dunedin. Image: KiwiRailKiwiRail’s revitalised Hillside Workshops in Dunedin were officially opened last week by Rail Minister Winston Peters and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones. Hillside is KiwiRail’s main heavy maintenance facility for the South Island, and the rebuild includes a multi-purpose 5,500 square metre workshop with 21 workstations, so that numerou…