It has been an interesting year so far for Auckland’s public transport. Probably the biggest story of the year so far was the cancellation of the Regional Petrol Tax back in March, which put most of the public transport improvements that we can expect in the next few years, into […]
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John Landrigan investigates the progress being made on electrification of Auckland’s rail network in this article in the Aucklander. The Government insists that electric rail is still on, dare we say, track. But Auckland is borrowing to buy an ageing diesel fleet of British cast-offs. All abooooard the great traans-Auckland rail jooourneeey. Bear […]
Tim Davin of the Institute of Professional Engineers comments in today’s Herald: Who will bear the cost of heavier vehicles? Where will the costs of heavier vehicles fall, and will they improve New Zealand’s productivity? We really don’t know the answers to these questions as the analysis has not been […]
The Waikato Times reports that David Bennett is representing the views of himself (and presumably the party he represents), rather than 85% of his electorate. A proposed commuter rail service to Auckland has run into a political storm with National MP David Bennett branding it a waste of time. Hamilton […]
Ohhhhh we are getting so close! The Herald reports: KiwiRail has agreed to present a proposal to Hamilton City within weeks on a trial daily passenger service to and from Auckland. “We are refining a proposal to run a service using the Silver Fern railcars between Hamilton and Auckland on […]
Environment Waikato Results from Hamilton City Council’s most recent Residents Survey show that 85% of city residents think a Hamilton to Auckland Passenger Rail Service would be a good idea with over 43% stating that they would use services if they were restarted. The survey which is carried out quarterly […]
NZTA have supplied us with a copy of their assessment of heavy trucks on State Highway bridges. The objective of the report is to identify bridges on freight routes that would require strengthening for higher mass limits provide an indication of costs. The full copy (8Mb) is available here, but […]
The Herald reports on our submission on heavy trucks: Pro-rail campaigners say the Government is seeking public support for heavier trucks without producing evidence of economic benefits to justify the extra wear on the country’s roads. The Campaign for Better Transport in Auckland says submissions due by Friday on a […]