Auckland Trains / August 2010
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September 2010 | July 2010-
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Capital’s Buses Go Battery Power
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s inner city electric buses will have to run on battery power for over 2 months – with people stationed around the city employed to just take the bus poles up and down.
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Kapiti Expressway Opposition
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Kapiti expressway debate is hotting up with a three-hour public meeting attended by 300 people and Labour calling on it to be a local election issue next issue over stopping the project.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Hataitai Tunnel To Be Bus Only
- Auckland Trains
- Should buses only be allowed to use Wellington’s Mt Vic bus tunnel, which runs between Pirie Street in Mt Victoria and Waitoa Road,Hataitai? It’s been a hotly debated issue – just like Auckland’s debate about when cars should be allowed to use Grafton Bridge.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Hataitai bus tunnel, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wgtn Rail Rap
- Auckland Trains
- A group of Wellington law students and graduates has created a You Tube clip about Wellington’s rail service and current level of service!
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Matangi Train Launch Sept 9
- Auckland Trains
- Want have a look inside Wellington’s new Matangi electric trains? You will need to be at the Wellington central rail station on Thursday September 9.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Wellington Rail Work Problems
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, work to upgrade the rail signalling system in preparation for the new Matangi trains ran into unexpected complications today.
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RWC Meets Its Waterloo
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, work is starting on Waterloo Quay to transform the pedestrian route between the cruise ship terminal and the city before the Rugby World Cup 2011.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Matangi Hits The Tracks
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s first Matangi electric train has landed on the Wellington tracks, its new home.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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