Trains and Sport
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Two vessels broke off a mooring drifted onto rail bridge
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sun, 28/06/2020 - 08:30 - 10:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 0 Total Volunteer Hours: 14 Two vessels were "rafted up" on a mooring in the channel. The mooring appears to have broken below the waterline and the vessels were swept onto the rail bridge with the incoming tide. Coastguard Mana were alerted to a Facebook post a member of the public had posted and went to invetigate. After assessing the situation it was decided to get them off quickly to minimise damage and risk to trains. A callout was activated and a number of people responded to tow them off the bridge and into the marina. Vessel Details Length: 10.00m Resources Attendees: Devine Mobiinz CMFF sarge Mark Presling Neil Cornwell zanebublitz CRV's Used: Mana Rescue 1
- Accepted from Coastguard Mana news by feedreader
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$5M in funding for regional trains case to tackle sardine scenario
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils have secured $5m in funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to pursue a detailed business case, and commence procurement for regional trains which if delivered would prevent passengers from being packed like sardines within the next five years.
- Accepted from GW media releases 2019 by feedreader
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Upper Hutt Rams make history with maiden win, Tawa pull clear to beat HOBM
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tawa lock Filisione Koloamatangi had a top game in his side's title defence opener at Lyndhurst Park Wellington club rugby round-up week one first edition: A maiden Wellington Premier club rugby win for the Upper Hutt Rams and an ominous warning from defending champions Tawa that they are again the team to beat this year, in an action-packed opening round of Swindale Shield matches played around the Wellington region today. For the most part, the opening round was super-competitive, with only Tawa's six tries to two 50-14 win over the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles the only blowout score of the six games played under ashen skies and in a moderate wind...
- Accepted from Rugby Club Weekly Feed
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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There just aren’t enough bicycle lockers in Wellington
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- You may be familiar with the style of bike locker that is used across the Wellington rail system. They are double ended, with a plywood divider diagonally across each block, hence what looks like 6 lockers can actually store 12 bikes. You can apply to hire one on a long term basis and here is […]
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Manawatu Veterans Doubles Tournament (Sat Aug 17)
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Himatangi Transport Veterans Graded Open Doubles This annual Veterans event hosted by the Manawatu Veterans Table Tennis Club will be held on Saturday 17th of August. It is open to anyone over the age of 40. Get some friends together and drive up in the same car and make a day of it! It will […]
- Accepted from Table Tennis Wellington blog posts
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Tranzmetro, this is what could be achieved
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Tranzmetro‘s new Matangi trains have an internal width of about 2.4 metres, and a bike on average is 1.8m long, so parking on a slight angle will give plenty of room for a bike to be stored on a train.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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The Rimutaka Rail Trail – new heritage train proposal
- Cycling in Wellington
- The Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust wants to reconstruct the Rimutaka Railway on part of it’s old route, which is now a cycling and walking track between Maymorn and the summit.
- Accepted from Cycling in Wellington posts
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Group proposes reinstating steam train to Manhattan’s High Line
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- If you haven’t noticed there’s been a bit of an interesting (and sometimes ugly) debate about the Rimutaka Incline Railway group who want to destroy the Rimutaka Rail Trail for cyclists and their upcoming proposal to the GWRC Cultural and Social Wellbeing Committee.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Riding a Folding Bike in Wellington – prepare to be friendly
- Cycling in Wellington
- If you have been anywhere in the last few months – bar under a rock- you may have heard of the latest phenomenon in Wellington that is folding bikes. And fresh off the back of a Greater Wellington campaign promoting folding bikes for the new Matangi trains, you can only expect to hear more about these little gems of the cycling world.
- Accepted from Cycling in Wellington posts
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Price Hike For RWC
- Auckland Trains
- Taking long distance trains to the RWC is not going to be cheap.
- Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington
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Could the Capital Connection run 3 times a day?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Auckland Trains has been discussing putting rail to Hamilton.
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Melling Line Bus Replacement Replacement News
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Since the cluster-fluff of extending rail service to Waikanae, retimetabling for overcrowding and not introducing the Matangi trains on time, you all probably know by now that the Melling Line trains have been replaced by rail replacement buses, and are leaving from the dreaded platform 9 at Wellington Station.
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Wgtn Train Ban On Cycles
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington cyclists wanting to carry their bike on trains are being urged to buy a folding bike instead, now the new trains are being introduced.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Wellington’s Parking Space Dilemma
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington City Council confirms it’s reviewing motorcycle parking spaces in the city “to more effectively manage public space in the CBD.
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Is the Rimutaka Rail trail under threat?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I’ve ridden the Rimutaka Rail Trail a few times.
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A Do Nothing for Cyclists Mayor?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With the new trains coming the Greater Wellington Regional Council is reviewing its policies for bikes on trains.
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Wgtn Cycle Safety Campaign
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington police and council staff will be targeting “unsafe’ cyclists next month.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Wellington Get Its RWC Waterfront Sorted While We Argue
- Auckland Trains
- While Auckland argues about a bunch of rushed Queens Wharf designs – three budget, one $97m – Wellington council has opted for a rugby village approach on its waterfront during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Bikes free on trains from July 1
- The Wellingtonista
- In an effort to encourage people to leave their cars at home, Greater Wellington has announced that from July 1 this year, bikes can ride on trains for free. At the moment, travelling by rail with your bike will cost you another adult fare. Sounds like a good idea to us.
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Cyclists upset at poor facilities on new Wairarapa trains
- Cycle Aware Wellington (CAW)
- Regional cycling group Cycle Aware Wellington is unhappy that new rolling stock for the Wairarapa service stock unveiled yesterday does not provide proper facilities for carrying bicycles, despite earlier representations to Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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