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Meet Wynyard’s New 105 yr old Tram
One of Auckland’s oldest trams - over 100 years ago- has a new life back on the streets on the 1.6km Wynyard Quarter loop. It was in fact the first...
Trams Up Queen St Plan
Mayor Brown says a tram loop up Queen St, along K Rd and then back to Quay St is being looked at as part of extending trams from Wynyard Quarter to Britomart. This...
Trams Versus Cars
It was inevitable that somewhere sometime in Wnyard Quarter trams and cars would come to an unhappy end. I’ve been saying so for months. Aucklanders are not...
Tram Prices Get Real
Auckland’s waterfront trams are getting real about the ticket price. Despite the popularity of the trams at the weekends so far, complaints are growing about...
Trams Popular, Carpark Not
The Auckland Tramway Wynyard Quarter trams are proving extremely popular. Today there was standing room only on the trams as Aucklanders caught, for most, probably...
Light Rail Christchurch Priority
Great to see the proposal for a light rail system in the Christchurch CBD be a prominent feature of the city’s re-building plan, in conjunction with the city’s...
Wynyard Quarter A Winner
I went for a stroll around Wynyard Quarter yesterday afternoon. It felt like wandering around somewhere like San Francisco’s Fishermans Wharf - smelling...
Inside The Wynyard Loop Trams
Here’s the drivers view on Auckland’s heritage Wynyard Loop trams, which start running on Saturday during the Wynyard Quarter’s public open day. The...
Auckland Waterfront Trams Start Rolling
After 50-odd years, the trams have returned to Auckland’s streets. The new Auckland waterfront tams are out today as the tracks and wire infrastructure get...
Ding Ding! Watch Out For Trams
Auckland’s new waterfront tramway infrastructure will be tested and drivers trained to operate the two historic trams over the coming week. It’s been more...
You Can Ride Trams On Aug 6
You’ll be able to ride the Auckland Waterfront trams from 10am on August 6. The first stage of the revitalised Wynyard Quarter, the old Tank Farm area, opens...
Waterfront Trams Wired Up
Poles and wires have appeared in the Wynyard Quarter as preparations continue for Auckland’s waterfront trams. Auckland’s landscape as seen from the...
Wynyard Quarter Looking Fine
I have big hopes for Wynard Quarter. After years of moaning about the oil tanks and its mis-use of a valuable harbour edge gateway space, we can see a change to...
Waterfront Trams FAQ
Here is everything you need to know about the Auckland Waterfront Tramway starting August. Waterfront trams arrive |Ports of Auckland This site has been strongly...
Old Meets New Auck Traffic
Tweeter @cranz spotted this odd looking mix of traffic at Wynyard Quarter today. One of the new heritage trams was sampling Auckland’s fresh air in the area...
Wow Double Tram Rainbow!
Here are official photos of the arrival of the new waterfront trams to be launched on the weekend of August 5. Waterfront Auckland has leased two 1920’s trams...
First Look At Waterfront Trams
Trams are back in Auckland. Trams last graced the streets of Auckland in 1956. Auckland Council Transport Committee Chair -then ARC Chair - Mike Lee championed...
Waterfront Trams Arrive
UPDATE: First look at trams Auckland’s two waterfront trams are arriving in port shortly. They are on board the Hoegh Beijing from Melbourne and will be unloaded...
Want To Drive The Trams?
Want to be a tram driver? The waterfront tramway has started advertising for them. PART-TIME TRAM DRIVERS AUCKLAND TRAMWAY Auckland Tramway is situated right in...
Waterfront Trams Nears Destination
The waterfront tram construction has reached the corner of Madden St and Halsey St. Here are the latest pictures as workers lay the tracks for the heritage tram...
Trams To Britomart “As Soon As Possible”
The proposal to extend Auckland’s waterfront trams to Britomart has been stepped up today. Auckland’s Mayor and the Chairmen of both CCOs, Auckland Transport...
How Auck Trams Will Look
There’s been huge interest in my earlier posts this week of the latest construction photos of Auckland’s waterfront trams and an FAQ about them. Now...
How It’s Looking: Waterfront Trams
So here is how construction of Auckland’s waterfront tramline looks right now in my walk around the actual circuit. The associated infrastructure such as light...
Trams Answer for New Christchurch?
Are trams the answer for public transport throughout Christchurch in the new rebuilt city? A forum called Reimagine Christchurch is busy debating that issue. For...
Wynyard On Track for RWC2011
Wynyard Quarter officials say everything is on track for the downtown waterfront development being able to be shown off in time for the RWC 2011. Besides the heritage...
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