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O Gauge Layout progress…..

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July 15, 2023
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I have been a bit quiet on updating my blog recently, due to a variety of reasons. There is a lot of renovating on the […]

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Time for a new National Public Transport Authority

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July 15, 2023
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Public transport in Aotearoa New Zealand is currently uncoordinated, hap hazard, not user friendly and lacks regional connectivity as it is currently based on r

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Can the Inquiry into passenger rail bring back passenger rail?

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July 15, 2023
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The Inquiry into Passenger Rail long-awaited recommendations, released on 4 July 2023, ask for many reforms. But not enough. After decades of pleading with s

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Te Huia week from hell. Is its truncation justified?

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July 15, 2023
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Buckle up for a ride behind the scenes of Aotearoa’s rail regulatory and rail safety frameworks as I share my personal perspective on Te Huia’s recent ban from

Wagga Wagga Station Master Residence

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July 14, 2023
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Wagga
Wagga SM residence – Plans

Sometimes
one gets some information, that causes a change of focus. Such
is the case with the Wagga Wagga Station Master Residence.Photo taken from the footbridge. Wagga’s SM residence i…

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Keep Te Huia Going!

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July 12, 2023
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Press release – Once again KiwiRail fails? Or is it a knee jerk reaction from Waka Kotahi? This time the rail commuters from Hamilton are affected. The Te Hui

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Celebrating 300,000 Blog Views

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July 10, 2023
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Happy Monday the 7th of July, 2023 to you all. This morning, somewhere between the course of finishing my coffee, checking my emails and brushing my teeth, the Philden Model Railway Blog reached the 300K pageview milestone. It seems my recent update an…

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Could Wellington get its first ‘bendy’ buses?

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July 10, 2023
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Wellington may soon be using “bendy” buses – already phased out in several cities due to safety and functionality issues – to help solve a unique problem. While

C by the Seashore

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July 7, 2023
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There’s something new to see by the seashore on Philden Coast. And that is the new Auscision Models C Class in the Cootes Industrial Greentrains inspired green and gold livery. And crikey! Isn’t she a gorgeous sight to see?The Auscision C Class mo…

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Case study: How I traveled Dunedin to Wellington using land transport

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July 7, 2023
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Opinion – It seemed sensible for a delegate to the 'Future is Rail' conference in Wellington June 2023, about land-based long-distance passenger transp