The cost for upgrading rail infrastructure through the lower North Island has blown out by $50 million. The project has also been delayed by four years with a n
Regular readers will have been disappointed with the lack of updates over the past two months. This was due to a sabbatical being taken to push through the final stages of the restoration of Class 104 DMU trailer car M56182, a very personal project whi…
Well that was worth a trip. Most of the model railway societies started their lives in the 1970s and the 009 bunch is no different. 1973 being 50 years ago suggests a serious party and this didn’t disappoint. I’d never been to Statfold Barn before, but…
Wagga Wagga Station Master Residence – construction startsOver the last month, I have not been able to devote more than a few hours to making my model, so things are progressing, slower than I would have hoped. Way back in 2009, I cut …
Things we have to research part 431: After making a big deal about The Seething Pigs there had to be some. Despite not having ever bought any, I found a trio in a tobacco tin. Now suitably researched and painted. The Seething Pigs made real.
Record immigration numbers are set to boost the economy and push up housing costs in Auckland, as our most populous city battles back from floods and Covid lock
Transport funding has become an incoherent mess. In August, the Ministry of Transport released the Draft Government Policy Statement on land transport funding.
“Bendy” buses are be the preferred option to improve passenger capacity on the capital’s busiest route, the Greater Wellington Regional Council has decided. The
Sep 14, 19:00 UTCCompleted – The scheduled maintenance has been completed.Sep 14, 15:00 UTCIn progress – Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.Sep 14, 01:18 UTCScheduled – We will be installing new core r…
