Weekly Review No.50
This week, the first Motu Move cards are printed, Te Waihorotiu Station gets a sign and Auckland One Rail train officers ride the CRL simulator.
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Auckland needs to enable more housing in areas set to benefit from the city rail link to take full advantage of the massive public investment into the project, an expert says.
KiwiRail’s continued designation as a for-profit entity is still coming under scrutiny this year, with the Auditor-General’s Office raising questions in a letter to the SOE’s shareholding ministers.
The OuterLink bus currently runs a continuous loop around the city's inner suburbs, but from November, it will start at St Lukes and end at Newmarket.
KiwiRail crew and contractors have completed some of the works on the Midland Line’s Bridge 16 in the Southern Alps after challenging weather put the work on hold, at the end of October, crews will return to complete maintenance on the other side of the bridge.
KiwiRail's Hillside Wagon Assembly crew recently assembled their 100th wagon, the new standardised wagons are replacing KiwiRail's aging fleet.
We got an inside look at the City Rail Link sites with the August 2024 station newsletters being released for all sites.
Inside the Te Waihorotiu Station newsletter the focus is on fit-out, the Maungawhau Station newsletter showcases the decorative bridge panels atop the Ruru Street Bridge, a progress update from the Korari Street drop-off zone & fit-out works and the Karanga-a-Hape Station Newsletter features the façade panels and glazing, a peek at the platforms and a progress update on the streetscape works at the Beresford Square entrance.
Bus and coach operator Ritchies' annual net loss has more than doubled to $17 million in a year that included some large acquisitions.
Waikato Regional Council has announced there will be a delay with Te Huia stopping at Pukekohe station due to ‘compliance work still to be completed at the station’, an update will be provided when the new start date is confirmed.
The Western Springs Railway has installed a new turnout behind the Way & Works storage barn the nearby yard has also been compacted and levelled, Staff have also refurbished a trap point indicator for the sidings in and around the Way & Works storage barn.
Steam Incorporated has provided an update on some of their fleet, they have begun work on the long hood of Dc4375, and their Aa wooden-clad carriages are in the workshop for annual inspection.
The Weka Pass Railway has performed a full track inspection to check for debris following recent galeforce winds, crossing alarm foundations have been poured and bells and lights are being prepared for operation on the line.
KiwiRail’s failures in maintaining pieces of equipment known as compensators that broke last year leading to the ferry Kaitaki drifting just offshore go back as far as 2007.
While Metlink reports an overall 79% satisfaction with its public transport service, public transport advocacy group Better Buses Ōwhiro Bay argues their suburb is being left behind.
New Zealand Transport Agency are hiring a Customer Delivery Manager to assist with the National Ticketing Programme (Motu Move) rollout.
A concrete plan was afoot to connect Auckland and the East Coast by rail as early as the 1920s. With better shipping access in our North Island ports needed, why has this not been brought up?
Auckland One Rail test train officers are getting hands-on experience learning how to navigate the CRL tunnels using a simulator replicating the real-life version.
Work on the Third Main through Middlemore has taken a step up with several of the staircases being partially installed, around the rest of the station, work is progressing well.
The northern end of the city-bound platform has reopened after being rebuilt, bases for the ticket gates have been poured with temporary tag on/off posts in use and work has begun on the new platform.
The temporary platform has been removed from the southern end of the city-bound platform, large concrete panels and stairs are waiting to be installed and the new platform shelter now has a roof.
Just down the line work on the Wiri Depot Extension is progressing well, driver cab access stairs are being installed on the sidings, pathways and access roads are being constructed as well as buffers.
Otago Regional Council has launched a campaign to help make buses, hubs and stops in Dunedin and Queenstown feel safer and more welcoming for everyone.
A new operator takes up the reins of the CentrePort Waingawa Log Yard this week in the Wairarapa, concluding a competitive tendering process, Qube Ports NZ will coordinate the transfer of logs by rail to the port in Wellington.
Progress has stalled on an upgrade of the Petone subway, which was supposed to have been finished in March this year.
City Rail Link has announced all CRL stations are running on permanent power sources, the next big energisation is traction power to move trains inside the tunnels.
The Auckland Transport Board has permanently appointed Dean Kimpton as Chief Executive.
The Rail Advocacy Collective believes that there is a need for new railway lines to speed up productivity on the North Island Main Trunk railway.
The Government's transport plan is "anti-rail" and ignores climate change, a rail advocate says.
The Prime Minister is planning to avoid any mention of cancelling the half a billion dollar ferry contract with a South Korean company while he visits South Korea.
New Zealand officials notified their Korean counterparts they were scrapping the Interislander ferry project via text message less than an hour before the public announcement.
Ravensbourne's train line to nowhere is growing exponentially, more tracks now cover the front yard, and another large locomotive cab has been brought in.
Auckland Council’s Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee has released Te Huia's Service Cost and Farebox Recovery Review.
Canterbury Regional Councillor Deon Swiggs has shared a photo of one of the first Motu Move cards.
City Rail Link has installed the first of several large station name signs at Te Waihorotiu Station, once the station opens, the sign will be lit up and its brown protective wrap removed.
Free Zespri AIMS Games buses will run every 30 minutes on a continuous 30-minute loop around the major Mount and Papamoa venues during the annual Zespri AIMS Games.
Fit-out progress images from the City Rail Link update to the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee have been published.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand is calling on the Prime Minister to address what it describes as a major misstep by the Finance Minister in handling the inter-island ferries deal during his visit to South Korea.
Te Huia's off-peak services were cancelled on the 5th of September due to major event closures for the Kiingitanga Tangihanga in Ngāruawāhia and Taupiri and was used to assist with transporting kuia and kaumātua between Ngāruawahia and Taupiri Maunga.
SouthRoads has shared photos of their SouthRail team working in Sawyers Bay tunnel in Dunedin.
Auckland Airport has brought forward the opening date of its new pick-up zone for taxis, rideshares and shuttles after the temporary one attracted widespread complaints from travellers.
Dunedin Railways has provided assurances the Taieri Gorge line will be safe when passenger services resume to Pukerangi next month.
The latest of Auckland Transport’s new train fleet has arrived at the Ports of Auckland, AMA1020 was captured being transported through the city on a truck bound for the Wiri depot.
Auckland Transport is preparing to install Auckland’s first electric ferry charging station at Half Moon Bay, information on the timing and staging of the installation will be released shortly.