Absurd : Heritage NZ complicates Wellington rail upgrade with concerns of colour palette, foot-traffic Newshub 17 hrs ago © Provided by Newshub
Heritage New Zealand is protesting the installation of automatic ticketing systems in a Wellington train station because it could bring more passengers and wouldn t match the colour palette.
At the moment, only cash can be used on trains, and paper tickets can be bought before boarding. Snapper cards can only be used on buses - but the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GRWC) wants to trial the automatic tickets on the Johnsonville train line.
For this, Snapper top-up machines would need to be installed in the historic Wellington train station - and Heritage NZ isn t so sure it s a good idea.
Heritage NZ opposes bold and intrusive design of Snapper machines planned for Wellington Railway Station
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Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Some Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Tuesday 13 July between 9.30am and 1.30pm as Tranzurban drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting. Metlink general manager, Scott Gallacher says, This disruption only affects a …
Some Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Tuesday 13 July between 9.30am and 1.30pm as Tranzurban drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting.
Metlink general manager, Scott Gallacher says, “This disruption only affects a part of our network, so customers can rest assured that the vast majority of our bus services will run as usual.”
The Union meeting will not affect school services, but customers using off-peak services that are on Tranzurban routes will face service cancellations.
Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government is fulfilling its commitment to bring New Zealand’s rail network back up to scratch and support the economic recovery, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today.
KiwiRail’s inaugural Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP) was released today which details renewals and upgrades on the rail network over the next three years.
The Programme includes:
· Replacing more than 200km of rail sleepers
· Replacing more than 130km of tracks
· Adding active controls (barrier arms, lights/bells) to 3 level crossings and making improvements to 25 more through renewals
· Upgrading signals on the Auckland metro network, a new Auckland train control centre and an additional power supply into the network, to support increased train frequency to come with the City Rail Link