Subscribe to RSSCBD Tunnel Study Will Test Govt’s Sincerity
Good to see some progress on the plans for the CBD rail tunnel idea.
There’s still no certainty the billion-odd dollars will be found for it but at least today’s land transport announcements included a $6m provision to investigate the best option for a double-tracked tunnel that extends Britomart.
Again this morning I was stuck outside the tunnel waiting for my train to find a berth. The one line in and one line out issue is going to get even more ridiculous as the timetables improve in six months or so and more services get added. It only takes one train to get delayed and schedules go haywire.
Just as importantly, an inner city loop that goes as far as Mt Eden makes totally logical sense.
There have already been various suggestions about how this best can work so I’m not sure how $6m is needed to investigate this, but it’s money well spent if it produces a document that becomes a focal point for discussion and is placed in the government’s laps to work out how to fund.
This could be a good test for the government to show whether it’s as serious as it claims in giving Auckland commuter rail a fair deal.
We’ll have to wait a year for the report and even if everything did fall into place - which never happens in Auckland - it wouldn’t be until 2020 before we see it open at the very earliest.
At least’s its now on the Government’s radar.
So the painful Britomart tunnel experience will be with us for a long time yet.
Meanwhile it’s great to see more commuter rail development happening overseas as part of the new era of rail travel in an age of global warming.
In the UK, Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030, according to the BBC this morning.
The line would serve Birmingham and Manchester, getting passengers from Glasgow to London in just two hours and 16 minutes,Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030.
The line would serve Birmingham and Manchester, getting passengers from Glasgow to London in just two hours and 16 minutes.
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