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Trams Up Queen St Plan
Mayor Brown says a tram loop up Queen St, along K Rd and then back to Quay St is being looked at as part of extending trams from Wynyard Quarter to Britomart. This...
Trams Versus Cars
It was inevitable that somewhere sometime in Wnyard Quarter trams and cars would come to an unhappy end. I’ve been saying so for months. Aucklanders are not...
Trams Popular, Carpark Not
The Auckland Tramway Wynyard Quarter trams are proving extremely popular. Today there was standing room only on the trams as Aucklanders caught, for most, probably...
Light Rail Christchurch Priority
Great to see the proposal for a light rail system in the Christchurch CBD be a prominent feature of the city’s re-building plan, in conjunction with the city’s...
Inside The Wynyard Loop Trams
Here’s the drivers view on Auckland’s heritage Wynyard Loop trams, which start running on Saturday during the Wynyard Quarter’s public open day. The...
Auckland Waterfront Trams Start Rolling
After 50-odd years, the trams have returned to Auckland’s streets. The new Auckland waterfront tams are out today as the tracks and wire infrastructure get...
You Can Ride Trams On Aug 6
You’ll be able to ride the Auckland Waterfront trams from 10am on August 6. The first stage of the revitalised Wynyard Quarter, the old Tank Farm area, opens...
Old Meets New Auck Traffic
Tweeter @cranz spotted this odd looking mix of traffic at Wynyard Quarter today. One of the new heritage trams was sampling Auckland’s fresh air in the area...
ChCh Shows The Way
Good to see Auckland City not missing an opportunity in its advertising its plan at train stations - and notice it is now called the Inner City Rail Link....
Wynyard On Track for RWC2011
Wynyard Quarter officials say everything is on track for the downtown waterfront development being able to be shown off in time for the RWC 2011. Besides the heritage...
How It’s Looking: Waterfront Trams
The trams are back in Auckland - well, at least, the first section of tram track has been laid on the corner of Halsey and Gaunt in the Wynyard Quarter waterfront...
Waterfront Tram Construction Starts
Construction is about to begin to enable heritage electric trams to run around Wynyard Quarter, seeing the return of trams to Auckland streets for the first time...
ChCh Tram Work Continues
Christchurch’s authorities are going to take advantage of the work being done in the wake of the quake to start planned tram extension work early. Tram tracks...
Viaduct Bridge Starts Soon
Construction of Wynyard Crossing – the pedestrian and cycle bridge that will connect the Viaduct to the Wynyard Quarter- will start shortly. This can happen now...
No Buses, Trams In Christchurch
There will be no public transport in Christchurch until further notice because of the continuing concern about the quake damage. Bus services for Christchurch,...
Trams To Western Springs Plan
Auckland City Council’s transport committee was today presented with a proposal for the planned Waterfront heritage tram service to be extended to Three Lamps,...
Wynyard’s Future Look
I’m excited about the Wynyard Quarter development, and not just because the trams will roll through it! It’s a chance to get part of the waterfront right...
Light Rail: Back To Future
My joy at the waterfront trams proposal is that at last the idea of light rail is back on the table. Modern light rail is doing amazing things for cities overseas. Heritage...
Len Brown Supports Trams
Manukau Mayor and super council candidate Len Brown has praised the return of electric trams as a being on the right track for the future of Auckland’s public...
Tram Debate Fires Up
The plan to introduce heritage trams along the Waterfront has certainly fired up the locals. Here are issues being debated and questions you have been asking: Why...
Tram Wires Worry Architects
An Auckland-based architectural practice today, while supporting the re-introduction of trams to Auckland’s waterfront raised the issues of visual clutter...
The Trams Are Back!
Another legacy the ARC and especially chair Mike Lee leaves for Auckland. The electric trams are back after 50 years -on the Auckland waterfront. The project’s...
Waterfront Trams: Will Money Be Found In Time?
The plan for the waterfront trams is moving forward but there’s no certainty that the funding will be found, before the Auckland Transport agency takes over in...
More on the Christchurch Trams - Photos
Here are some more photos from Willu of the Christchurch trams. Thanks again Willu. EARLIER PHOTOS CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY SITE
Waterfront Trams Idea Getting On Track
TRAMS: Motat's heritage tram is popular Good to see that the ARC is still pursuing the magnificent Campaign for Better Transport suggestion for heritage trams...
