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Maxx Massive FAIL
Hundreds of Aucklanders were left with a sour public transport experience this morning. They were left at train stations and bus stops unable to get into Downtown Auckland to take part in the...
View Article1 in 5 Melbourne Trains Late!
We’re not the only city putting up with train delays. One in 5 Melbourne train services are running late. So much for the revamp of the city’s services. So the government has announced changes to...
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Worst Delays Over?
After another shocking month of train delays in March, especially on the Western Line, signs are things are getting better. Although April performance figures have not been fully compiled yet, ARTA...
View ArticleMore Motorway Disruptions
The northbound lanes on SH1 between Oteha Valley Road and Silverdale will be closed on Sunday night to complete line marking after recent re-surfacing work. To keep disruption to travellers and...
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Almost Over PT!
As often stated here, public transport only wins hearts when it is reliable. We can’t expect a perfect 100% run – road works and accidents hold up buses, rail is prone to breakdown and operational...
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Passenger Protest
A group of Wellington passengers refused to pay the fare because they had not been infomed their rush hour morning train had broken down and they would be late. But who was in the right? If your train...
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Wellington Rail Work Problems
In Wellington, work to upgrade the rail signalling system in preparation for the new Matangi trains ran into unexpected complications today. Specialist signalling engineers have been working 24 hours...
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Wellington Delays Update
A messy day for Wellington train commuters. KiwiRail staff and contractors worked through the night to try and restore regular signalling operations on the Paraparaumu line after planned upgrade work...
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Tree Fouls Wgtn Trains Tonight (Update)
It hasn’t been a good run for Wellington’s Tranz Metro services and tonight commuters need to brace for lengthy delays until 6.30pm. Trains had a reduced timetable for four hours until 2pm today so...
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Weather Slows Auck Trains
A rough ride home for Auckland train commuters. Speed restrictions were introduced because of the blustery weather and potential of flying debris. There are delays, packed trains and some...
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How’s the New Timetable?
I’m getting lots of emails from train commuters complaining about a return to the bad old days (not so old) of being held up going into the Britomart tunnel . This has happened since the new timetable...
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Rush Time Stress
Trains were backed up entering the Britomart tunnel around rush hour as a result of this afternoon’s major problems. One reader at one stage spotted 6 waiting , another 4. It’s been a while since we’ve...
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No Sleep ‘Til Baldwin
Here’s a sorry tale from commuter Andrew W tonight, about which I have asked Veolia for comment: “I arrived at Britomart for the 6:21pm service west to Swanson, intending to get off at Baldwin Ave....
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Veolia To Improve Communication
Veolia has responded to the problems at Britomart on Tuesday night when a meltdown caused trains to back up waiting to get into the Britomart tunnel. And when commuters entering Britomart reached the...
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Mt Eden Breakdown
A locomotive broke down at Mount Eden train station tonight, throwing peak time timetables into chaos. In the end, passengers on the West-bound train were told to abandon ship and left standing on the...
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Service Pregnant With Pauses
Data about this morning’s peak time Britomart congestion meltdown needs to be sent imediately to the transport minister as proof we need the CBD tunnel link NOW! Trains piled up around the network and...
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U2 No Train Line On the Horizon Photos
U2 fans tonight flooded AKT’s inbox with angry complaints about tonight’s free trains to the Mt Smart concert. Hot steamy packed trains were trying to ferry the passengers to Penrose station – but...
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Britomart Peak Time Breakdown
Peak time trains into Britomart this morning suffered delays at a critical time when a train broke down at the platform preventing spare berths for those trains trying to enter just after 830am....
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Signal Work Caused Overcrowding
We’ve read about Wellington’s overcrowding issues on trains where they have even had to bring in an old London double-decker bus to carry passengers. This morning we got to see real overcrowding...
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Only 80% Trains Arrive On Time
Only 80% of Auckland’s trains arrived on time (within 5 minutes) last month. In Wellington 89% of trains were on time to within 5 minutes in March. Of the 8630 Auckland train services scheduled in...
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