Wellingtonian commuters, fresh from the bus crisis and “lasagne of failures”, are now amid a “perfect storm” for trains, a Greater Wellington Regional councillor has warned.
Yadana Saw said the bus issues were largely solved with one fix: More money to recruit more drivers and pay them more.
The “perfect” train storm was more complex, she said: Years of under-investment in tracks, public transport funding being “decimated” by the Government, workforce issues resulting in industrial action this week leaving passengers stranded for hours, and a societal change in culture with large numbers of people working from home.
