VibeWire Magazine - Your Alternate News Source for Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything

Uncategorised

Final Report into future of inter-regional passenger rail in New Zealand

Guest authors
July 5, 2023
0

Last year Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee held an inquiry into the future of inter-regional passenger rail in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Uncategorised

M35148 Half Way There

Guest authors
July 5, 2023
0

As we are now in holiday season the workshop hasn’t been as busy as it could be, but things are still moving along…London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)The two centre doors (the only passenger ones) have been removed fro…

Uncategorised

Building of Nelson new city bus terminal has started

Guest authors
July 3, 2023
0

Nelson’s downtown bus terminal is being upgraded to cater for the new all-electric service that starts next month. A small building at the depot site was demoli

Uncategorised

Lets Connect Communties

Guest authors
July 1, 2023
0

Lets Connect Communities is an initiative to connect urban, semi rural and rural communities across Aotearoa New Zealand from the the top of the North Island to

Agenoria: Tracing the Past

Guest authors
June 30, 2023
0

Martyn Halman tells an intriguing story sparked by a recently unearthed drawing on tracing paper.

The post Agenoria: Tracing the Past appeared first on National Railway Museum blog.

Uncategorised

Existing technology – regional buses

Guest authors
June 30, 2023
0

Over fifteen years ago British environmental journalist George Monbiot argued for improving intercity buses (in the UK) to reduce carbon emissions, by promoting

Finding a train room (2)

Guest authors
June 27, 2023
0

Converting half my garage into a train room. The saga continuesThe ongoing joke with my modelling friends, is where will I be placing all those structures I am making, as I still do not have a layout. Anyone in the AR region of t…

Uncategorised

Gresley Buffet Wheels Swapped

Guest authors
June 22, 2023
0

Apologies for the lack of updates, with things being so busy it’s been difficult to find the time to sit and write things down!London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Modest progress continues to be made, primarily on the int…

Uncategorised

‘Green’ hydrogen should be the future of rail motive power

Guest authors
June 20, 2023
0

Opinion – I read a Stuff article titled 'Electric rail should be the future of domestic transport' by Tom Powell discussing that electrified rail would

Uncategorised

Nelson and Tasman new ebus network

Guest authors
June 17, 2023
0

A brand-new zero emission eBus service is a wonderful thing, Nelsonians agree, except for those who may be forced to cede parking space in front of their homes