Weekly Roundup 7-February-2025
It’s been an eventful week as always, so here’s a few things that we have found interesting. We also hope everyone had a happy and relaxing Waitangi Day! This week in Greater Auckland
We’re still running on summer time, but provided two chewy posts: On Tuesday, a guest post by Nicolas Reid discussed the use of gondolas for mass transit.…
Trains are back but slower
This week, KiwiRail and Auckland Transport were celebrating two things: the completion of the summer rail works that had the network shut down for over a month and the start of electric trains to Pukekohe.
First up, here’s a few parts of the press release about the shutdown works.…
Gondolas for mass transit?
This post by Nicolas Reid was originally published on Linked in. It is republished here with permission.
Gondolas are often in the news, with manufacturers of ropeway systems proposing them as a modern option for mass transit systems in New Zealand.…