Editing Tranz Rail (section)

{{Short description|Former rail operator in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Tranz Rail Holdings Ltd
| logo = <br>[[File:Tranz rail logo.svg|200px]]
| type = [[State-owned enterprise]]<br>(1991—1993)<br>Private Company<br>(1993—1995)<br>Public company<br>(1995—2003)
| parent = [[Fay Richwhite|Fay, Richwhite & Company]]<br>[[Wisconsin Central Transportation|Wisconsin Central]] ([[Canadian National Railway]])<br>[[Berkshire Partners]]
| foundation = 1991 (as New Zealand Rail Limited)
| fate = Taken over by [[Toll Holdings]]
| predecessor = [[New Zealand Railways Corporation]] (as railway operator and owner)
| successor = [[Toll NZ]] (as railway operator) [[New Zealand Railways Corporation|ONTRACK]] (as railway owner)
| location_city = [[Wellington]]
| location_country = [[New Zealand]]
| location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry-->
| locations = <!--# of locations-->
| key_people = '''Chairman:'''<br> [[Edward Burkhardt]] (1993—1999)<ref name="railworld">{{cite web|url=http://railworld-inc.com/RailWorldInc_Managment.htm |title=Rail World Inc. Management |publisher=[[Rail World]] |accessdate=5 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712085742/http://railworld-inc.com/RailWorldInc_Managment.htm |archivedate=12 July 2013 }}</ref><br>'''CEO:'''<br> Dr [[Francis Small (engineer)|Francis Small]] (1991—2000)<br>Michael Beard (2000—2003)<br>'''CFO:'''<br>Ronald Russ (1993—1999)<ref name="milk" /><ref name="ronruss">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=2097445|title=Brian Gaynor: Shares in a downhill train-ride|author=Brian Gaynor|date=13 July 2002|accessdate=6 March 2012|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107192103/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=2097445|url-status=live}}</ref><br>Mark Bloomer (1999—2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+CFO+for+Tranz+Rail.-a053622803|title=New CFO for Tranz Rail|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107192102/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+CFO+for+Tranz+Rail.-a053622803|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_served = [[New Zealand]]
| industry = [[Rail transport in New Zealand]]
| products = 
| services = Freight (rail and trucking)<br>long-distance passenger rail<br>urban passenger rail<br>inter-island ferries
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| divisions = [[Tranz Scenic]]<br>[[Tranz Metro]]<br>[[Tranz Link]]<br>the [[Interisland Line]]
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| dissolved = 2003
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}}
'''Tranz Rail''', formally '''Tranz Rail Holdings Limited''' ('''New Zealand Rail Limited''' until 1995), was the main [[Rail transport in New Zealand|rail operator in New Zealand]] from 1991 until it was purchased by [[Toll Holdings]] in 2003.