This site has been recording in photos and words the exciting march towards the electrification of Auckland’s rail service. The site was run for four years by Jon C to help record history in the making and you can click on Electric Trains...
This site has been a strong supporter of the City Rail Link. While the Government remains lukewarm to it, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and other interested parties continue to make progress towards it such as the protection of the planned...
The site has recorded the long slow trek to Auckland getting integrated ticketing. Jon C recorded four years of debate about it which you can read by accessing “HOP” at the top navigation bar. Since he left for Brisbane and stopped...
This site has been recording the amazing progress of upgrading Auckland’s old rail stations as part of the growth of public transport patronage and the march to electrification of Auckland’s rail service which necessitates extensions...
How quickly we forget how bad rail was when I started this site four years ago. And reader Andrew W also found some photos of Auckland rail of only a few years before that date -a few of those published below – that seemed like something...
This site has been recording in photos and words the exciting march towards the electrification of Auckland’s rail service. The site was run for four years by Jon C to help record history in the...
This site has been a strong supporter of the City Rail Link. While the Government remains lukewarm to it, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and other interested parties continue to make progress towards...
The site has recorded the long slow trek to Auckland getting integrated ticketing. Jon C recorded four years of debate about it which you can read by accessing “HOP” at the top navigation...
This site has been recording the amazing progress of upgrading Auckland’s old rail stations as part of the growth of public transport patronage and the march to electrification of Auckland’s...
How quickly we forget how bad rail was when I started this site four years ago. And reader Andrew W also found some photos of Auckland rail of only a few years before that date -a few of those published...
Auckland’s new electric trains will look like this. 57 three-car electric trains will replace the current aging diesel locomotives...
This site has been a strong supporter of the City Rail Link. While the Government remains lukewarm to it, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport...
Plans have been released for a major upgrade of Panmure Station, which will become the main transfer point between a new busway and trains. Mayor...
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Auckland’s new electric trains will look like this.
Completion of Auckland’s Western Ring Route marks a significant milestone tonight with the start of enabling works at Waterview at the northern end of the Waterview Connection project.
Plans have been released for a major upgrade of Panmure Station, which will become the main transfer point between a new busway and trains.
The new $250m Manukau Institute of technology building is emerging above the new Manukau train station.
Here are videos of masts being erected near the Morningside station, August 2012.
Auckland’s bus operators- other than NZ Bus- have changed to Thales to get integrated ticketing installed and operating.
This site has been recording in photos and words the exciting march towards the electrification of Auckland’s rail service.
This site has been a strong supporter of the City Rail Link. While the Government remains lukewarm to it, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and other interested parties continue to make progress towards it such as the protection of the planned route. While blogger Jon C who ran this site for four years and a strong [...]
The site has recorded the long slow trek to Auckland getting integrated ticketing. Jon C recorded four years of debate about it which you can read by accessing “HOP” at the top navigation bar. Since he left for Brisbane and stopped blogging, there has been further development around July-September 2012 with Thales taking over the [...]
This site has been recording the amazing progress of upgrading Auckland’s old rail stations as part of the growth of public transport patronage and the march to electrification of Auckland’s rail service which necessitates extensions to the platforms. It’s incredible to see the changes that have taken place over the last four years- and you [...]
Several weekend closures over August and September have seen more progress toward work for the electrification of Auckland’s rail.
Onehunga’s platform is being extended for electric trains.
Wellington Street on-ramp will re-open in six weeks.
Photos of the Rena environmental disaster off the Bay of Plenty coast when the cargo ship ended up on the Astrolabe Reef spilling oil.
January 9 is the date the drive south on SH1 from the North Shore will change for good when the NZTA opens the flyover across Victoria Park in a new southbound-only layout.
Ports of Auckland, has lost the Maersk Southern Star major shipping line service to Tauranga.
What were the stories that drove the biggest traffic on AKT inb the last four years?
Here are the rail and motorway disruptions over this summer period.
The big event for rail in 2011 was the announcement the new Auckland electric train EMUs was a signed sealed deal.
2011 and the big transport news was a resurgence of public transport patronage and more motorways.
Photos showing old Auckland rail and how far we have come.
Those who put together the draft Auckland Plan have also given us a visual look of the changes they envisage for Auckland.
Here is how they see Auckland change – and how it should look by 2040.
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