Photo of the day – EMU Launch
Some great photos from reader Jonty some of our shiny new electric trains plying the line between Britomart and Newmarket.…
Month: April 2014
19 Comments The Rail Electrified
Generations dreamed the wires,
Doubters shook their heads in scorn.
Brave men vowed that they would build it
From their faith electrification was born.
There it spans the miles of track
Speeding millions on their way
Glimpse of vision, hope and courage,
Portal to a brighter day.…
Some don’t want to believe the truth
This was highlighted to me earlier in the week and shows one of the big problems we have with getting positive change implemented. It started off with this post by Dick Quax and was quickly jumped on by a couple of his supporters.…
Welcome new readers
If you’ve come here as a result of the Herald article then welcome. You can find the original article about how rail was saved here (has some different images to what the Herald added)
We specialise in discussions about transport and other urban issues so if you’ve ever wondered about something related to either of these then there’s a good chance we’ve covered it at some point.…
Comparing the CMJ
This is a graphical representation of just how much land we’ve turned over to out motorway network. The image below is of what effectively constitutes the Central Motorway Junction (CMJ). This is 49 hectares in size. It kind of reminds me of some sort of alien creature latched on to the southern end of the city sucking out its life.…
March Madness 2014 results
We already knew that rail set a new record in March by rising above 11 million passengers for the first time. What we didn’t know is just by how much it had passed and how the other PT modes fared. We do now seeing as the patronage results have finally been released and it turns out there were some new records from the other modes too.…
Photo of the day – ANZAC
I don’t know if they’ve done it again this year but this from 2012 was one of my favourite things to happen in Takutai Square Photos are credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Christchurch to use Auckland’s old trains?
As the new electric trains roll out over the coming year or so, a question we don’t know the answer to is what will happen to the old diesel trains Auckland no longer needs. Of course we will need to retain a few to run services between Papakura and Pukekohe until that section can also be electrified (which is hopefully soon) but the rest of the fleet will have no use.…
No Economic Rationale for $760m Warkworth Toll Road
This is the fifth in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
In this post we look at the economic justification for the Puhoi to North Warkworth Toll Road (PNWTR).…
Photo of the day – Vulcan Lane
Vulcan Lane alive with people Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
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