Weekly Review No.51
This week, new Auckland trains arrive at the port, City Rail Link lights up Karanga-a-Hape Station and Hamilton’s wonky bus sign gets fixed.
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The Christchurch City Council will need to find another $30 million - or axe up to 20 transport projects - following the Government’s transport funding announcement this week.
Patronage on Timaru’s My Way by Metro on demand minibus service continues to grow, and so does the cost to operate it.
A Hawke’s Bay farming leader says plans to axe school bus routes in the region could end up gutting rural communities.
KiwiRail has shared images from the special train shuttle that was run for Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangi, Te Huia was used to move people and kai and wai between Ngaaruawaahia and Taupiri for the late King’s burial.
KiwiRail also closed the rail line in the area to other trains for most of the day.
The team behind a major Dunedin cycleway project say cuts to government funding mean it will have to be drastically scaled down, Dunedin Tunnels Trail Trust have plans to reopen the Chain Hills and Caversham Tunnels.
The Taxpayers Union can report through an Official Information Act that Metlink has paid $1,300,245 (inc. GST) for a project to install seven toilets in Wellington, exclusively for the use of bus drivers.
Hutt City mayor Campbell Barry is asking for an urgent meeting with Transport Minister Simeon Brown over the future of the Melling train line.
KiwiRail upgraded the solar panels on its communications radio tower in the Bay of Plenty, the tower provides Train Control communications from Matahina to Murupara, and as there is no power to the site the equipment runs on batteries charged via solar panels.
Taranaki Regional Council is set to take a major step towards overhauling the region’s public transport system, but might take a while to reach the “gold” standard.
Much of the earthworks for KiwiRails Western Powerfeed are now complete with works now moving to the upright phase, crews recently installed several steel beam supports onto the concrete bases across the site.
Auckland bus drivers are pushing for a stop work meeting to discuss their safety after a fellow driver was punched in the face on Saturday morning.
The Taumarunui Rail Action Centre (TRAC) has been working on the track inside its compound which were damaged during its years as a scrap yard, work to restore the track has been helped by DBM contracting, but the track still needs to be levelled and re-ballasted.
McMullen and Wing have shared an update on the construction of Auckland Transport's new electric ferries, windows and doors are fitted, surfaces are being prepared for final paint or vinyl wrap, and inside progress is being made on equipment and electrical systems fit-out.
Auckland Transport has released photos and videos of their new train units arriving at the Port of Auckland, the first train arrived in July and the latest two are on their way to the Wiri train depot, the trains are expected to be in service next year after testing.
City Rail Link has shared a timelapse video of the Karanga-a-Hape Station crews switching traffic from the east to the west side of Pitt Street, as urban realm works progress.
Steam Incorporated has shared more photos of work taking place on Dc4375, work is underway on scrapping parts of the long hood and repairing end-collision posts.
A small crew from Steam Incorporated has also travelled to Glenbrook Vintage Railway to part out SI's 2 SD cars, Back in the workshop, Aa1757 has received a fresh paint job.
KiwiRail has been ordered to pay a fine of hundreds of thousands after its Kaitaki ferry lost power last year.
The value of rail to the economy is about $3.3 billion year, the latest report by accountancy firm EY, commissioned by the Australasian Railway Association.
The Gulf Harbour ferry service is back to a full schedule of sailings from Monday, after years of frequent cancellations and reduced timetables.
After running on a tilt for nine years, Hamilton’s iconic crooked bus has finally been straightened up.
NZ Transit Buzz captured a photo of the sign in its tilted position almost 1 month before it was repaired.
NZX-listed port operator Port of Tauranga has earmarked $177 million in capital spending over the next two years, assuming it can get the long-planned extension and 'strategic asset' signed off.
The sentencing of KiwiRail today for a 2023 incident on the Kaitaki interisland ferry highlights the urgent need for replacement ferries, says the Maritime Union of New Zealand.
oOh!media New Zealand has announced further expansion of its Street Furniture network, introducing 14 new bus shelter sites to the Taranaki region.
City Rail Link has shared a photo of Karanga-a-Hape Station’s Mercury Lane entrance light up at night.
Wellington transport fares could go up - while bus, train and ferry services could be cut back - due to a lack of government investment, according to council claims.
A Kiwi company aims to revolutionise how we travel by offering transport that glides above congested roads and streets.
City Rail Link has shared new streetscape photos from around Maungawhau station.
City Rail Link also released a 5-year timelapse showing the above-ground construction at Karanga-a-Hape Station's Mercury Lane entrance.
There will be another set of temporary platform changes at Waitematā Station (Britomart) between the 16th and 24th of September to allow City Rail Link to connect the overhead line equipment inside the tunnels with the station.
Platform 1 will be closed from 16 September to 19 September and reopens on 21 September
Platform 4 will be closed from 23 September to 27 September and reopens on 30 September
The Police have released photos from its recent live emergency training exercises at the CRL sites, the exercises included a fire on the platform, a derailment in the tunnel and an armed intruder hostage situation at the live construction site.
The Manurewa Park and Ride will have limited spaces from the 11th until the 18th of September due to KiwiRail’s contractor working on the fences along the rail corridor.
With the Coalition Government partners negotiating their plan for a replacement for the iReX ferries this week, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union is warning of the huge risk of choosing ferries with no rail capability.
Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says she shares the Regional Council’s concerns about the reduction in the Government’s public transport investment.