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Light rail for branch lines

Could 50-120 seat light rail passenger railcars with disable facility be used on low usage heavy rail branch lines in Aotearoa New Zealand? These passenger rail

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2023 roundup

Happy new year everyone! The end of another year in C&W, so time for a look back at everything we achieved in 2023. As ever, looking back it’s always surprising quite how much we’ve done, and on the longer term projects proof that we have made prog…

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Not for profit highway

Richard Peat, the founder of Aotearoa Rural Rail / Rerewhenua ā-rohe o Aotearoa, discusses why Aotearoa New Zealand’s railway network has not enjoyed a favourab

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Case For New Zealand Railway Reform

Opinion – Richard Peat, the founder of Aotearoa Rural Rail / Rerewhenua ā-rohe o Aotearoa, examines reasons why Aotearoa New Zealand's national rail network

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REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023

As is traditional, the final Blog post of the year looks back on what we have achieved these past 12 months. 2023 has been a surprising year for us commentators, as after the conveyor belt in 2022 there was a prediction that we would swing back into ou…

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Saturday 30th – Goodbye 2023

The last working day of the year and busy one with more of us returning after the Christmas period.While it might be our last working day of the season, our running days still numbered three with trains ending on New Years Day. The signalman holds the …