In a guest post for Greater Auckland, #SaveOurTrains Spokesperson Michael Nicholson takes a look at what passenger rail in the North Island could be with vision and planning. Read article here: Long distance passenger rail - Greater Auckland
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The Public Transport Forum recently took some time to consider the technology and systems that might envisaged as part of a reinvigorated regional passenger rail system.
See: Regional Passenger Rail Network Rebirth | Public Transport Forum NZ The recent announcement by KiwiRail that the Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific services will be replaced with multi-day experiences from July 2022 has been greeted by concern from the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT).
The proposal, dubbed “Project Restart ‘22” would mean the end of regular passenger service on both the Auckland to Wellington and Picton to Christchurch and marks just the latest stage in the decline of what was once an extensive passenger rail service which serviced most of New Zealand. The CBT urges the government to consider a funding package that would enable the continuation of both the Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific services as daily passenger services able to be used by passengers to get around the various towns and cities along the Auckland to Wellington and Picton to Christchurch corridors. View: Campaign for Better Transport Concerned About Project Restart ‘22 – The Campaign For Better Transport After running for nearly 100 years between Auckland and Wellington train services have been canceled by KiwiRail. Read more at: Urgent calls for long-distance passenger services to stay as KiwiRail cuts operations | Newshub
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