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Review calls for urgent funding and changes for Auckland rail network

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September 2, 2023
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A government review has found the commuter rail benefits from Auckland’s $5 billion City Rail Link (CRL) project are at risk due to underfunding of the rail net

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Restore passenger rail? It’ll happen no matter who you vote for

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September 1, 2023
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While Restore Passenger Rail protesters block roads in the capital city, major parties have agreed to do just that – restore passenger rail. However, as in any

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Exhibition #9 Redlands 2023

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September 1, 2023
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It has been four years since one of my layouts last appeared at a model railway exhibition, but in August 2023 it was a case of Philden rides again, as my lovely wife Denise joined me in debuting my latest layout Philden Coast at the 10th Annual Redlan…

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What is wrong with public transport in New Zealand

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September 1, 2023
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Why is bus and rail based public transport not meeting the needs of communities in Aotearoa New Zealand? The reason is, our current subsidised 'turn up

Los Angeles – Hardware Upgrade

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August 31, 2023
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Aug 31, 07:00 UTCCompleted – The scheduled maintenance has been completed.Aug 30, 21:00 UTCIn progress – Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.Aug 29, 17:24 UTCUpdate – We will be undergoing scheduled mai…

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Farewell driver shortage, hello bus shortage

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August 31, 2023
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Wellington has survived its bus driver shortage, only to reveal a big bus shortage just as the long-desired passenger increase arrives. At the heart of the prob

Scheduled Emergency Maintenance – NextDC P1

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August 31, 2023
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Aug 30, 22:00 UTCCompleted – The scheduled maintenance has been completed.Aug 30, 21:00 UTCIn progress – Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.Aug 30, 07:38 UTCScheduled – Our team will be performing an e…

Finding a train room (3), and have a beer

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August 30, 2023
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Slow progress is better than no progressSince my previous post, I am pleased to say that we have had some continued work on the conversion of the back half of my garage into a Train room.A recent acquisition to my achive of useful pictures was th…

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Mech-horse holiday

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August 28, 2023
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I may have put this up before, but it’s worth repeating. The ‘different time’ tag is evident and some of the commentary flies in the face of modern environmental sensibilities. However there is much here which could be taken as ahead of its t…

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Inter-regional public transport is now easier

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August 27, 2023
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The new Sustainable Public Transport Framework is law in Aotearoa. It makes inter-regional public transport easier. But what does this really mean? Back in J