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A free shuttle bus service previously ran in the Christchurch central city for 15 years, but was stopped after the February 2011 earthquake, Canterbury councils

The higher 110kph speed limit on the new Waikato Expressway is expected to boost carbon emissions by more than 4300 tonnes a year. The new limit, up from 100kph

In its first six days of operation, Wellington’s new Airport Express bus has transported 4552 passengers – four times more passengers than the previous service

The light rail plan for Wellington is one step closer to reality, as the Wellington City Council and the Greater Wellington Regional council agree with the Gove

Catching the bus is not only better for the environment, it can be a much cheaper, less stressful way to get around Nelson-Tasman, especially with improved serv

The Infrastructure Commission explains that New Zealand doesn't get good value out of its infrastructure. This is a long (24 page) but interesting read. Ke

A video comment to why increasing road width with extra vehicle lanes to prevent congestion doesn't work and discourages the use of public transport service

The fourth update on the new layout focusses on finishing the wiring job for the fiddle yard. As this was filmed a little while ago I’ve been able to make a little further progress and am in discussions to get a custom fiddle yard control panel engraved… very fancy! Work on the layout has slowed …

Continue reading “A Dreary Tuesday… Part 4”

“Bold” changes to the region’s public transport are being proposed in a new plan from Waikato Regional Council. It includes a significant expansion of bus servi

KiwiRail is having to eke more life out of carriages that should be set for the scrap heap after delays to Capital Connection upgrades. Eleven carriages are bei