Wellington’s Metlink has to pull 11 of its Matangi trains out of service after an Australian parts supplier went out of business.<\/p>\n
By Justin Wong of Local Democracy Reporting<\/p>\n
But officials said that would not affect current train services.<\/p>\n
Trovon Australia, a rail maintenance company, supplied components for the trains\u2019 HVAC air conditioning system, air compressors and brake units. The company entered voluntary administration last year and was liquidated in January, according to a notice filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.<\/p>\n
Officials said during Thursday\u2019s public transport committee meeting of the Greater Wellington Regional Council that seven units had been out of service since mid-January because Trovon\u2019s collapse affected their planned maintenance, and four more would follow suit.<\/p>\n
There was a total of 83 units in Metlink\u2019s rolling stock.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re definitely not seeing any issues to scheduled timetables,\u201d said Metlink\u2019s senior operations manager Paul Tawharu. “We\u2019re seeing minimal impact to customer experience.”<\/p>\n
The trains\u2019 operator Transdev and subcontractor Hyundai Rotem Wellington already submitted a recovery plan showing how it would finish outstanding repairs.<\/p>\n
Officials expected the regular maintenance schedule would resume in August. They also did not believe it would increase the usage of other train units.<\/p>\n
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