It’s been 10 months since my last update on public transport patronage in Christchurch so well overdue for another one. It dropped off massively through covid a
Baseboard building. This to be ready for June and for a certain magazine. A change this time and a deliberate move away from the RTR ply boards. Two reasons for this: 1. I really can’t write a whole article about gluing a pre-cut board together f…
This was a weird one. Not as in creepy paedo games teacher, but weird in how it was put together and not advertised. I’ll admit that the trip north was tentative and hopes not high. The pluses were a haul of static grass and some RTP tr…
A fond farewell this afternoon to the layout that has perched to my right for a good number of years. Built as a fairly quick micro layout project and as a one day exhibition beast, Dury’s Gap has been somewhat successful, though perhaps not as intende…
Back when I was in short trousers, RM published a RoM article called North Leith (Sept 78). This may well have been North Korea to me at the time, but I found the scene fascinating with its short stock and triangular platforms. Later I worked out the t…
Public transport in New Zealand could be passenger focused, well co-ordinated and provide great regional connectivity. That’s our vision. Sadly, it is not
Sep 28, 02:35 UTCResolved – This incident has been resolved. We will be reviewing the incident with our wave providers.Sep 27, 14:02 UTCMonitoring – We have successfully redirected traffic through an alternative backup path and are actively monitoring…
What comes first, the $21 billion rail network expansion, or moving Auckland’s port? It’s one of the big unknowns in the 30-year vision of KiwiRail, supported b
Sep 23, 22:00 UTCCompleted – The scheduled maintenance has been completed.Sep 23, 16:00 UTCIn progress – Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.Sep 23, 06:46 UTCScheduled – Due to unforeseen delays, the or…
The Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport policies that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The
