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Photos: Parnell 24-Hr Track Work
Workers are working around the clock this long hot weekend to upgrade the track infrastructure near Mainline Steam, in Parnell, as part of pre-electrification work. Trains...
Free Onehunga Steam Rides
Onehunga’s train station will be officially opened by transport minister Steven Joyce on Saturday morning -and the public will later be able to score free...
Parnell Turns Up Heat On KiwiRail
The group behind the Parnell train station proposal has laid a formal complaint with the Ombudsman over KiwiRail. Debbie Harkness, Manager Parnell Inc. says she...
KiwiRail No Show Over Parnell
The Hobson community board tonight unanimously tossed out NZ Bus’ plans to create a bus depot where the Mainline Steam building is in Parnell’s Cheshire...
Top Debate: Parnell Bus Plan
Updated here with account of meeting A showdown tonight over plans for the Parnell railway train station proposed for the Mainline Steam area at Cheshire St. The...
ARC Opt For Museum Train Stop
The ARC wants the Mainline Steam site at Cheshire St to be the location of a Parnell train stop. And today’s transport and urban development committee strongly...
Where For Parnell Stop?
Carlaw Park moved briefly back into the spotlight this morning for a new Parnell station but later the ARC opted for the Cheshire option. This after it’s...
Parnell Station Talks
The plan for a Parnell train station at Cheshire Street continues to gather steam. Both the Auckland City Council and the ARC are keen on the idea - and ARC...
Video: Steam Returns
South Island train enthusiasts have been feasting out on steam. It’s 15 years since a steam locomotive chugged through some west coast parts of the island. In...
The Romance of Steam Trains (Photos)
The debate about the proposed Parnell train stop at Cheshire St prompted some emails asking how Mainline Steam fits into this. Mainline Steam has been in the old...
