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Another Rail Debacle in Auckland

Press Release –  Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) say the announcement by KiwiRail that large amount of long term rail closures over the next three ye

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Auckland omnishambles

Opinion – Today, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail have announced the Rail Network Rebuild. Auckland’s entire railway network will be closed in stages and rebuilt

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Electric cars won’t save us

At the end of this year’s Burning Man, nearly 80,000 people staggered out of a carefully constructed utopia into the harsh reality of modern American life. They

Edmondson Street Bridge

 Edmondson Street Road bridge – photo diaryOne of the bridges that has to be replaced prior to double stacking by Inland rail project, is the Edmondson Street bridge.In 1995, a Fearnes Wagga bus crosses the bridge.  This is the view looking w…

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Ahhh, overnight trains

Imagine being in Vienna last week, with all the travel writers and railway buffs invited there to see a new generation of night trains for Europe. You bet I wou