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Here we go again…

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January 2, 2024
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Well here we are on the first day of a new year. Lot’s of interesting activities ahead, please keep an eye on the NVR web site for more details as they become available. As always photographs from across the railway are always welcome. Many potential visitors read this blog. So pictures hopefully will encourage visitors …

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New bus services between Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu

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January 2, 2024
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The first day of 2024 marks stage one of a new commuter bus service for Waipā. Passengers using the Cambridge and Te Awamutu/Kihikihi bus services to Hamilton w

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Light rail for branch lines

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January 2, 2024
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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

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January 1, 2024
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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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Time for a new regional passenger rail network

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January 1, 2024
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Between 1936 to 1978, Aotearoa New Zealand had a national regional passenger rail network covering 14 of the 16 regions from Opua in the North Island to Inverca

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Not for profit highway

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January 1, 2024
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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

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January 1, 2024
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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

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January 1, 2024
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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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Huge Existential Threat For New Zealand’s Rail Network – Yet Again

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January 1, 2024
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I am sure the cancellation of the Interisland Project IREX has come as a big shock to many – but really is it such a shock? The writing was on the wall many wee

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Saturday 30th – Goodbye 2023

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December 31, 2023
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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 …