Transport / October 2012
November 2012 | September 2012-
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Airport Flyer - More Arrivals and Departures from January 2013
- Go Wellington
- NZ Bus today announced changes that will further improve their already highly successful Airport Flyer service in Wellington. From 14 January 2013, there will be a significant increase in frequency with the Airport Flyer bus departing Wellington Airport every 10 minutes during peak times to Wellington train station and back instead of the current 15 minutes. In addition to the new 10 minute peak frequency to and from the Airport and Wellington Station, all Airport Flyer buses will travel via Cobham Drive which will further enhance the reliability of this quality service.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Great weekend at RailEx
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Lots of interest was shown in the Trust's display at RailEx, held at the Horticultural Hall, Lower Hutt over the weekend of 27-28 October. The Trust's display at RailEx.29 October 2012
- Accepted from Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust news
- Automatically tagged as:
- local-history
- rimutaka-railway
Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bond Street needs us
- The Wellingtonista
- So I’ve been thinking about Bond Street for a while. Council is currently planning changes to the area. Submissions are open on Traffic Resolution TR70-12 (PDF). The rationale for the change is reasonably strong – 7 reported crashes at the intersection of Bond and Willis Streets since 2010. The basic proposal is also reasonable – closing the intersection and making the west section of Bond Street into a cul-de-sac.
- Accepted from Wellingtonista Blog Feed
- Tagged as:
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- consultation
Bond Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
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The roar of the traffic at the Basin
- Wellington Scoop
- Imagine you’re at a Test match at the Basin Reserve. Virat Kohli is at the crease. He’s on 99, eyeing up the options for his century: perhaps a push into the covers, perhaps a leg glance. The bowler runs in, thinking he has a chance, thinking that Kohli might be distracted by the impending century. He gathers himself, leaps, delivers. The ball is overpitched outside off stump, perfect for a cover drive. But as Kohli prepares to play it, he is distracted by the roar of a truck as it races along the motorway flyover that arches past the north-eastern boundary of the ground.
- Accepted from Wellington Scoop features
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- cricket
Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The concept of “effective speed”
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- On The Conversation, a science based news site started by some Australian universities, is a very interesting article on the concept of “effective speed”.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Transport and Urban Design on Radio New Zealand
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- I was recently sent a link to an excerpt from Radio NZ of an interview with David Engwicht, as he was in town for the Safety 2012 World Conference.
- Accepted from Sustainable Wellington Transport posts
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Willis Street: “flawed and dangerous”
- Wellington Scoop
- “Flawed and dangerous.” After two expensive council makeovers of Willis Street within the last three years, we’ve been given an official verdict on the failure of the re-design. The “flawed and dangerous” verdict on Willis Street is an authoritative one. It comes from deputy mayor Ian McKinnon, quoted in the print edition of the DomPost on Saturday morning after retailers had taken action against the barriers which were a last-ditch attempt by the council to stop pedestrians being hit by buses.
- Accepted from Wellington Scoop features
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Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
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They breed them especially bright in Auckland
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This morning on the Herald’s website was a story about a code of ethics for cyclists on Tamaki Drive – Cyclists soothe road fury.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Successful engine test for Tr189
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- After a lot of hard work by our volunteers the Gardner 6LX diesel engine roared back to life on Saturday 6 October 2012. A long list of tasks had been worked through to get the engine ready for testing, including electrical systems, water pump, manifold, filters and oil system checks.Project: Shunting loco Tr189Tr 189 outside shed at Maymorn, 6 October 20127 October 2012
- Accepted from Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust news
- Automatically tagged as:
- local-history
- rimutaka-railway
Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Point Failure causes delays on Hutt Valley and Kapiti Lines
- Tranz Metro
- A Points failure at Petone at 3.55pm on Wednesday 3 October caused delays on both the Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines.
- Accepted from Tranz Metro news
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- hutt-valley
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kapiti Line Delays this morning
- Tranz Metro
- A disabled train on the Kapiti Line led to delays for some commuters this morning.
- Accepted from Tranz Metro news
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Some Wairarapa services affected by wheel damage
- Tranz Metro
- Due to wheel damage on one of our Wairarapa carriages there will be reduced seating and no wheel chair access on some of our Wairarapa services over the next three days.
- Accepted from Tranz Metro news
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Mainline build
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- During September we have connected the double slip at Maymorn to our existing mainline track.
- Accepted from Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust news
- Automatically tagged as:
- local-history
- rimutaka-railway
Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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