CRL Delay Implications for Other Projects
Back in March we learnt about the change in cost and timeline for the City Rail Link. An article in the Herald the other day brought the issue of the timeline back up again
Auckland’s $5.5 billion City Rail Link (CRL) will not open until sometime in 2026 or later, the Herald can reveal.…
39 Comments Christchurch to finally get Rapid Transit?
Plans for light rail are way off the rails in Auckland and on the ropes in Wellington, could Christchurch get it right and deliver New Zealand’s first modern light rail line?
Last week a committee of the Greater Christchurch Partnership, a voluntary coalition of local government, mana whenua and government agencies, were asked to endorse the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Futures Mass Rapid Transit Indicative Business Case.…
It’s time to shine a light on Golden Triangle rail
This is a guest post by Darren Davis and Malcolm McCracken and originally posted here.
Last weekend saw some great news with the announcement of central government funding to support the purchase of new fleet of 18 hybrid trains to replace the ageing and life-expired lower North Island rolling stock.…
It’s finally time to properly reform KiwiRail
The last week has been a rough one for KiwiRail. Understandably huge attention was paid to their enormous stuff-up about a track inspection vehicle needed in Wellington that was both faulty and not even scheduled to be in Wellington when it was needed.…
Weekly Roundup 05-May-2023
Welcome to Friday. Here’s our latest roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland
A busy week of coverage at our end: On Monday, Matt covered a few items of news about Wellington’s rail network.…
Wellington rail in the news: on track, and off
The Wellington rail network has been the feature of a couple of major news stories over the last few days, one good – and one not so good. The not so good news – the network
Firstly, today Wellington rail users are getting a very small taste of what it’s like to be a rail user in Auckland, an hors d’oeuvre of rail disruption if you will, after Kiwirail announced on Friday afternoon that speed restrictions will be placed on all lines and fewer trains would be able to run because they haven’t been able to check the network.…
Weekly Roundup 28-April-2023
Welcome to the last Friday in April… that month went fast, eh? Settle in for a read of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland
Another short work week with Anzac Day in the mix creating another welcome long weekend, so just two posts: On Wednesday, Matt looked at the options for the Onehunga line
Thursday’s post was a guest article by Darren Davis and Malcolm McCracken, on the (rolling) tragedy of passenger rail in the lower North Island AWHC Consultation
At the end of March, Waka Kotahi launched a consultation on a future harbour crossing with a variety of bridge and tunnel options presented, with some potentially costing an eye-watering $25 billion.…
Lower North Island Passenger Rail – a tragedy in two parts
This is a guest post by Darren Davis & Malcolm McCracken and originally appeared here.
It’s one month until Budget Day 2023. Read on to hear the critical need for rail investment in the Lower North Island.
This is a sad story of how we still ‘plan’ for growth in Aotearoa.…
The options considered for the Onehunga Line
What to do with the Onehunga Line after the City Rail Link opens has been a discussion for many years and at last Thursday’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee, Auckland Transport presented the council with their thinking along with giving a clearer indication of what their post-CRL operating plans are.…
Karangahape Done Right
The completion of the City Rail Link may be delayed, but when it does finally open, up to 40,000 people will flood out of the entrances to the Karanga-a-Hape station every day. Tens of thousands more are expected to arrive or pass through the area on buses, too.…
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