…sadly (for Auckland, that is) Palmerston North International Airport is in discussions with KiwiRail, the Manawatu Standard reports. They’ve even produced a design, which also includes a bus terminal: The airport station would be on a loop from the North Island Main Trunk, and have a freight rail connection.
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The New Zealand Herald reports that the new Grafton Rd Station, 200m down the road from Boston Rd Station was opened today by Minister of Transport Steven Joyce. The new station has excellent bus-train linkages, and as the journalist points out, numerous points of access.
The Manukau Courier has a full report on the progress the city’s new station is making: Diggers have started excavating the 300-metre long trench where trains will draw up beside two platforms at the new railway station at Davies Ave. KiwiRail project manager Paul Crawford says the start of digging […]
Organised by www.savepapakura.com , this is the first of series of debates featuring the views of MPs. The first debate is Transport – Auckland’s No 1 issue. Are we on the right track or the road to nowhere? Monday 12th April 7 – 9pm Boodles Restaurant, courtyard area Selwyn Arcade, […]
The Press reports KiwiRail is considering re-instating passenger services between Christchurch and Dunedin or Invercargill.
The Herald has a nice juxtaposition of a photo of truck accident blocking the motorway with the headline that BIG trucks are on their way. Up to 5000 trucks will be eligible to carry heavier loads on public highways from next month. The Government is basically giving the trucking industry a […]
It is official – maximum truck weights have been increased by the Government to 52 tonnes under a permit regime as announced by the Government in a carefully timed press release just before Easter. What isn’t so clear is how the trucking industry will respond. If they pay according to […]
While we are talking about taxis: 1) Its friggin hard to hail a cab. Even on Queen Street. Whats with that? 2) That dinky little “for hire” light is bloody hard to see some nights. 3) They’re expensive. Why can’t they offer a ride share option? Get a destination sign […]