ADK moving on Saw this yesterday at Manukau: ADB 780 on the back of a trailer heading towards the Southern Motorway to go south to who knows where. … Continue reading Good Bye ADK – A Slice of Auckland Rail History Departs
Tag: Auckland Transport
Goff and the ATAP. Why Come September 24 ATAP Could Be Scraped
Council silence does not help Auckland We have had both National and Labour outline their transport policies for the election and beyond. Labour have gone all in being proactive … Continue reading Goff and the ATAP. Why Come September 24 ATAP Could Be Scraped
ATAP Update Admission of Government Failure
Reactive or Proactive An updated version of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) has come out and recognises Auckland’s growth is much higher than officials cared to originally admit. … Continue reading ATAP Update Admission of Government Failure
Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To
Contrast between leadership and management Two leaders (well one leader and one manager), two Parties, two announcements and two very different results. In Wynyard Quarter sounded by 500 people … Continue reading Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To
Quick Wins and Transit: Giving Commuters Real Options in Avoiding Congestion
Helping Southern Auckland move Yesterday I published to the Manukau Courier on using “quick wins” to help people be presented with more and more reliable options in getting around … Continue reading Quick Wins and Transit: Giving Commuters Real Options in Avoiding Congestion
#Campaign4theMains – Petition to Have the Third and Fourth Rail Mains Built
Momentum to keep going In light of Kiwi Rail releasing the non redacted version of the Business Case to the third and fourth rail Mains a petition has started … Continue reading #Campaign4theMains – Petition to Have the Third and Fourth Rail Mains Built
Finance Committee Confirms Purchase of 17 New Passenger Trains
To be online by 2019 The Auckland Council Finance Committee voted 20-1 (Mike Lee opposed) to proceed with the purchase of 17 new battery powered electric trains as mentioned … Continue reading Finance Committee Confirms Purchase of 17 New Passenger Trains
Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Could the B-EMUs be what the Manukau South Link needed? With the news Auckland Council is to commit to 17 new battery-powered Electric Multiple Units (B-EMUs) (aka the same … Continue reading Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
UPDATED Water, Wastewater and Stations on their way Today the Prime Minister along with other Ministers, the Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore attended a ceremony in … Continue reading Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
Auckland Council to Decide on New Trains to Cater for Southern Auckland Growth
17 new battery/electric EMU’s to be decided This just in from the Mayor Phil Goff: COUNCIL DECISION PENDING ON NEW ELECTRIC TRAINS Auckland Council will make a decision next … Continue reading Auckland Council to Decide on New Trains to Cater for Southern Auckland Growth
Talking Southern Auckland 