The CRL and North Shore Line Redux
A (re)Look at Two Particular Heavy Rail Projects Over the last year advancements have been made on Auckland‘s heavy rail system (for both passengers and freight). BR:AKL has been following developments as Auckland’s rail continue to grow and evolve through the 21st Century. With the next step of the City Rail Link under way – that … Read more
A Question for the CRL
Is the CRL Future Proofed for The North Shore Line? Last week Auckland Transport released the long-awaited Notice of Requirement for the City Rail Link (CRL) and opened the public submission period for “public” feedback: From Auckland Transport: City Rail Link open for public comment Last reviewed: 25/01/2013 10:13 a.m. Media release: 25 January … Read more
Sydney and The Rail Fallacy MK II
The Rail Fallacy Strikes (Sydney) Back In June last year I posted about Sydney and The Rail Fallacy – mind you it was in concern to passenger trains as I was drawing a warning in regards to the City Rail Link. From last year: Sydney and its Rail Fallacy It seems Sydney has not … Read more
Observations on the CCFAS
Some Musings on the City Centre Future Access Study And Power Shifting (Auckland) – Forward While it is peak sun outside as I write this post (meaning not a wise idea to be outside right now tending to the garden) I though I might gather some of my musings on the CCFAS … Read more
To the National Government
A Message to the New Zealand National Government To the Right Honourable Prime Minister John Key Head of Government Leader of the New Zealand National Party 14 December 2012 Please have Minister of Finance – the Honourable Bill English sign the cheque for the Auckland City Rail Link – covering no more that … Read more
City Centre Future Access Study
City Centre Future Access Study – The Reports And so Auckland Council has released the City Centre Future Access Study or CCFAS. Now you can find the files from the Auckland Council website or (and I know one of the files is pretty chunky in size) you can read the embeds below to save … Read more
Be Right Back
Coming Soon Apologies for the lack of posts recently – things have been a bit more flat put than I like at the moment, diverting my attention away from BR:AKL commentary. In saying that, things going on behind the scenes and across Social Media have still being happening with myself engaged in a … Read more
Advancement in Rail
Pukekohe Electrification Builds Steam, While City Rail Link is Safe Okay the subtitle for this post – Pukekohe Electrification Builds Steam is a nice play on words seeming the trains will be electrics, not steam engines. Puns aside I managed to attend the back-end of the Transport Committee today after attending … Read more
Leadership and the CRL
Stepping Up (Inadvertently) To Lead from the Front? On A Mega-Project It is becoming apparent that the Local Government Elections in Auckland are going to be fought over these three main topics: City Rail Link Rates and Local Service Provisions (funding local services) The Unitary Plan if The Council’s Draft Unitary Plan turns out … Read more
