New Lynn Rail Trench Project Ahead Of Schedule
Good to see one Auckland rail project boasting it’s ahead of schedule. New Lynn’s rail trench is ahead, seen here at the corner of Clark St and Hetana...
Another Day, Another Delay
It’s time for Transport Minister and Minister In Favour Of Cars to come and join us on a trip to the city. Today’s morning rush hour points failure...
Will Auckland Torpedo Hamilton Rail Plan?
Waikato’s regional council, Environment Waikato, next week discusses a final consultant’s report which puts up a strong case for a weekday Hamilton...
Morningside Commuters Find Their Station A “Bomb Wreck”
Commuters trying to board from Morningside are battling to be able to find any room on the platform to stand amid machines and workmen busy tearing down the old...
Newmarket Rail Development: Full Steam Ahead This Weekend
This track work at Newmarket looks like one of those jigsaw puzzles you do and think you’re near completion but find there are some tricky pieces you can’t...
Auckland Electric Train Purchase Held Up: Budget Gloom
Why can’t we just get on with it? MORE MOTORWAYS: Yes Aucland so needs more cars! The budget confirmed earlier government support for money towards road transport...
Auckland In the Future: Rail Links Everywhere – But What Happens To This Plan Now?
Imagine Auckland in 2041– a Metro line from Manukau City to Botany Downs, from Albany to Downtown and a rail link to the airport reaching Puhunui. How wonderful...
At close range, how pretty is the SuperCity?
This week’s Auckland City Council newsletter City Scene makes much about how the council “is continuing to strengthen its zero-tolerance approach to...
At last a green signal ahead!
Tomorrow, KiwiRail is expected to be signing a $90m contract for a new Auckland track signal system in preparation for the forthcoming electrification. The deal...
Signals crash again leaving rugby fans stranded
Empty Kingsland platform as no-one can get to the rugby game by train It’s become a broken record but when is Ontrack / KiwiRail going to get Auckland’s...
No trains but that’s all good
We had to survive the Easter weekend without trains or proper services - and a holiday revised RailBus service but this was good news. Construction workers...
Thanks Steven, at last some clarity
At last some clarity about who is paying for Auckland’s electric trains. ELECTRIC: The debate today turned a corner Here is Minister Joyce’s statement...
Proof Auckland’s trains are totally broke
I thought there was going to be a riot on board the westbound train tonight. APOLOGY; What understanding? No, we're angry as hell THREESTOOGES: Guards try and...
Auckland’s next 10 year rail plan unveiled - another fantasy?
Auckland public transport’s next 10 year plan has been unveiled by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority - and there are some big projects which...
New Lynn underground rail trench an enormous job
As western line trains resume service, the challenging work on the New Lynn rail trench project is starting to show what’s involved. There's a new temporary...
Avondale gets a new home soon
Avondale has never been in the right place for the public. So work has begun on an eventual new station for the town. The station is one of the oldest - having...
Morningside update
A new platform is needed in time for the overflow of masses descending on World Cup matches at Eden Park. Can this already be being started?
Work starts on big changes at New Lynn
Big changes are planned at New Lynn -and the work is getting underway. The biggest change will be a new transport centre in the hub of the city while there is still...
Sunrises on a new Newmarket bridge
Mt Eden prison employees are getting a birds-eye view of the changes at the world’s strangest jail stop - Boston Rd which is outside the jail. OnTrack...
Hope the millions produce good stuff
All this holiday rail disruption is a pain but great to see development happening. So what is happening? At Newmarket, a new station is being built beneath Remuera...