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Joyce Excited About Auck Transport
Transport minister Steven Joyce opened the Onehunga train station and re-activated line today and spelt out his transport policy principles and how excited he is...
Pics: ChCh Twisted Tracks
Latest update Rail damage no more than $2m Rail infrastructure took a battering in the weekend Canterbury quake and the aftershocks require regular checking of lines. Rail...
Sth Island Rail Nearly Fixed
South Island’s rail lines are slowly getting back into action after the weekend earthquake. The main line south of Christchurch is open and most remaining...
Man Hit By Train, Dies
Sadly during this, rail safety week, comes news a man has been hit by a train and died. The incident happened near Blenheim. Police say that at about 3.25 this morning,...
Onehunga Trains Not Far Away
Trains will be testing the new Onehunga train line in a few weeks in preparation for the opening of the line mid-September. Here is the tidy up work going on today: See...
Huge Rise In PT Use
There’s been another record month for use of public transport in Auckland. To the end of June, there was a 4.3% increase in use of buses, trains and ferries...
Puhoi vs Rail Loop
There will be absolutely no trade-off between us getting either the planned Puhoi road development or the proposed CBD rail loop in terms of funding. NZTA’s...
Keep it Simple
The old business mantra about keeping it simple, stupid should be mandatory all over the Auckland public transport network. Most readers here may be PhDs in working...
Sydney Near Rail ‘Paralysis’
We think Auckland has problems. An independent report into Sydney’s transport problems has finally reported back this afternoon and warns that Sydney’s...
Budget: Roading A Priority
Tackling bottlenecks in roading, electricity and telecommunications networks are given as the government’s infrastructure priorities by Finance Minister Bill...
NZ-Made: Berl Replies
The suggestion of NZ rail workers building Auckland’s electric trains continues to be fiercely debated - amid some criticism that transport minister...
Rail Use Hits Record
A new monthly record in Auckland commuter rail travel of 918,000 passengers, an impressive 14.3% higher than the year before. That’s the encouraging story...
