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TranzAlpine Rail

Written by Susan Wolfson | Mar 11, 2026 8:02:08 AM

Today we traveled through the beautiful countryside on our way from Christchurch to Franz Josef.  We took the Great Journeys of New Zealand TranzAlpine train in the Scenic Plus category which provided us with amazing meals as well as a private area in their open air viewing car.  Our driver met us at the station in Greymouth and drove us the rest of the way to Franz Josef It was a wonderful way to travel and we got some fantastic pictures of the stunning New Zealand landscape.