The reality of the noise problem on Johnsonville trains (which brought complaints last week) is that the heavy rail electric multiple units which provide the service are at their limits on the line, although it now has the best on-time performance of any rail line in Wellington – 94%, even with the clapped-out English Electrics that were in use till June.
Another milestone was reached in Wellington’s electric transport history on 19 March when the venerable English Electric EMUs retired from their 74-year-old career shuttling commuters up and down the 10km Johnsonville Line.
In my last post, I expressed concerns with the light-rail proposal as detailed in the Ngauranga-to-Airport (N2A) strategic study. Implicit in my statement at the end of the post that “I have a hard time getting behind this light rail proposal at this point in time” is the fact that a different time or a different proposal could indeed change my mind.
Club Rugby turns 20 in 2024. From its beginnings as an e–newsletter in the early 2000s, this website started in 2005. There are some well-known names are on Wellington club rugby’s top try scoring list from the past 20 years. This website’s player database started with the website in 2005, so we have complete scoring...
Michaela Foster has been selected in the 19-strong A-League All Stars women’s squad for this month’s tantalising showdown with Arsenal at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. The fullback has been rewarded for another consistent season for the Wellington Phoenix. Always a... The post Foster named in inaugural A-League All Stars women’s squad appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.