John Spencer, the Chairperson of KiwiRail, said that the customer reaction towards the Company’s improved services and recuperation made due to strong exports in the concluding parts of the financial term jointly helped the Board keep its perception upbeat in regards to its future.

While giving a comment in relation to its business results for the financial year 2009-10, he said that rail freight or duty proceeds for the subsequent half boosted up by almost 11%, which mainly was counterbalanced with a 12% plunge that was seen in the initial half of the year.

Mr. Spencer said that the results of the firm mirrored the problematic trade set up that it had to face for the majority part of the year.

In the initial parts of the year, it followed a snail-like impetus; however, recovery made in the exports sector in the later periods of the month in this year helped, which had been pushed with higher forestry and dairy improvements that were seen, helping boost up proceeds in the range of anticipations.

Although the markets yet look quite tough for now, the positivity shown by customers to the improved services have offered the Board to consider its future was safe.