The first train in the New Lynn rail trench is scheduled to pass through on Monday March 1, 2010 at the 5:56am. Yes I’ll be on board! Update: Article on the new station in today’s Western Leader – LJH
Monthly Archives: February 2010
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Danielle Williamson’s well informed article on the proposed Puhoi to Wellsford motorway concluded that, mainly for reasons of road safety, the 35km stretch of road should be divided into a “proper motorway”. However, doing so would be extraordinarily costly and technically challenging. Just the first section alone, between Puhoi and […]
The New Zealand Herald reports: Householders face being transported to and from their homes in a shuttle vehicle as contractors widen North Shore’s busy Onewa Rd during a nine-month project starting today. Why not catch a bus?
Some good news from The Manawatu Standard: Palmerston Nroth MP Iain Lees-Galloway says the Capital Connection railway link has received a stay of execution. However, KiwiRail is denying any firm commitments have been made about the service’s future.
The fate of the Stratford to Okahukura line is up in the air. Our submission to KiwiRail explaining why it should stay open is here: Submission on the Stratford to Okahukura Line.
First Wiri, now Hamilton – The Waikato Times reports local iwi Tainui are planning an inland port, served by both rail and road connections: A port operator has yet to be tapped on the shoulder, but TGH has had discussions with Transit New Zealand and KiwiRail, says chief executive Mike […]
Late last year the Auckland Transport Authority (now called Auckland Transport) structure was announced. Most alarming was the “Major Roading Projects” department, with no equivalent department for public transport infrastructure. It seems the Transition Authority have recognised this, and the title has been changed to “Major Projects and PMO”. The explanation […]
The Campaign For Better Transport is calling on the Government to urgently reopen a direct rail link to the Taranaki region. The 143km rail link runs from Stratford to Okahukura, near Taumaruni and has been mothballed since the end of last year following a number of derailments. As a result, […]