Trains / September 2010
October 2010 | August 2010-
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2 Wellington Trains Crash – Update
- Auckland Trains
- Fortunately there have been no fatalities after two Tranz Metro Wellington passenger trains collided near Plimmerton just north of Wellington just before rush hour.
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Bad Friday For Wellington Trains
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington rail commuters are in for a tough morning.
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‘Cautious” Approach To Wgtn Services
- Auckland Trains
- KiwiRail CEO Jim Quinn says they are taking “an understandably cautious approach to running trains around Wellington,” following bad weather yesterday and overnight.
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Matangi Software Glitch
- Auckland Trains
- A software configuration issue has hit the first Matangi train during testing.
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Otaki To Levin Tenders Called
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s SH1 giant northern coastal expressway project took another big step today, while a vigorous debate about it continues on a local level during the local body elections.
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Snapper Added To Taxis
- Auckland Trains
- The Snapper card can now be used in Wellington taxis as well as buses.
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Crucial Transmission Gully Step
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s contentious Transmission Gully has moved a step closer today with Environment Minister Nick Smith referring a vital plan change to an independent Board of Inquiry.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wgtn Traffic Bigger Issue Than Auck?
- Auckland Trains
- One has to remain open-minded about surveys but if we believe this one, Wellingtonians are more worried about traffic congestion in their city than Auckland.
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How will the new train fares affect you?
- Tranz Metro
- Train fares are set to rise in October. Click on the link below to find out what you need to know before you buy your next ticket.
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Wellington Resolves Parking Debate
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington council finally sorted out what to do about Sunday parking in the CBD.
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Pics: Crowds Welcome Matangi
- Auckland Trains
- Every person and their dog wants to look through them.
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Joyce: Matangi ‘No Silver Bullet”
- Auckland Trains
- Transport Minister Steven Joyce says Wellington’s new Matangi trains will help ease commuters’ frustrations but warned they’re no “silver bullet.
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New Train Great For Disabled
- Auckland Trains
- The acting Minister for Disability Issues Pansy Wong has praised Wellington’s new Matangi trains for being designed to be accessible to and make life easier for people with a disability.
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Go the train - to the Italian Festival
- Tranz Metro
- This year, for the first time, Wellington's Italian Festival is at Westpac Stadium. That makes the train the ideal way to get there and to get home afterwards.
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