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TRAC Applauds KiwiRail And Hamilton Councillors
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 3:30 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The announcement late last week that KiwiRail will be in a position to increase services on the Te Huia train service between Auckland and Hamilton due to successful recruitment and training of a new set of drivers, shows there is a commitment from ... More >>
KiwiRail Should Be Relieved From Responsibility For Infrastructure
Friday, 5 May 2023, 12:21 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
KiwiRail is once again embarrassed by the failure of key equipment and infrastructure as Aucklanders struggle to get to where they work learn and attend appointments. A key part of the overhead wiring has failed near Grafton bringing the entire system ... More >>
TRAC Applauds Government Decision For New Trains
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 12:14 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
TRAC applauds the decision by the government to buy new trains for the Manawatu and Wairarapa services. The new hybrid trains will run on a combination of electricity in theWellington region and battery and diesel power beyond that. TRAC feels that ... More >>
KiwiRail Needs Larger Injection Of Capital
Monday, 1 May 2023, 5:52 am | The Rail Advocacy Collective
KiwiRail is once again embarrassed by the failure of key equipment and infrastructure due to decades of neglect and underinvestment. The current speed restrictions on the Wellington system is due to the failure of the one track evaluation car that ... More >>
Government To Cement In High Carbon Future
Friday, 31 March 2023, 12:44 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The government's recent announcement of five high carbon options for the next harbour crossing has disappointed those concerned about climate change. TRAC, a rail advocacy collective, opposes the short-sighted decision, citing the urgent need to reduce ... More >>
Time To Rethink Light Rail For Mangere
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 5:54 am | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The Rail Advocacy Collective (TRAC) believes that it is time for the government to call time on the plan to build light rail to Mangere and the airport. TRAC Chair, Guy Wellwood says, “New Zealand does not have endless funds for transport infrastructure ... More >>
Monster Gobbles Real Rail Funding
Monday, 23 May 2022, 7:00 am | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The City Centre to Mangere light rail project is set to gobble anything from $15 -$30 billion of funding when that money could be better spent elsewhere. TRAC national coordinator Niall Robertson says, “The light rail monster will gobble up so much ... More >>
Broken Public Transport System
Monday, 16 May 2022, 7:22 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The Rail Advocacy Collective (TRAC) is calling for an overhaul of public transport systems in New Zealand and the establishment of a national public transport authority. TRAC is disappointed that in the latest Emissions Reduction Plan announcement from ... More >>
Road Transport Threatened By Rail Development
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 6:23 am | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The Rail Advocacy Collective (TRAC) applauds the reinstatement of the Northern Explorer and the Coastal Pacific trains to their former routes. However, we still think of this as a very small step in the redevelopment of long distance railway public transport, ... More >>
Road Transport Threatened By Rail Development
Monday, 14 February 2022, 3:32 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The trucking industry has commissioned a report from Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand, favouring trucking as a form of transport at the expense of rail. Spokesperson Nick Legget points to road safety, congestion and environmental damage as “second ... More >>
Press Release From TRAC
Friday, 17 December 2021, 2:27 pm | The Rail Advocacy Collective
The Rail Advocacy Collective(TRAC) is disappointed that KiwiRail Ltd are to end the long service of operating train services between Auckland and Wellington and Christchurch and Picton. The North Island service has a long history of over 100 ... More >>
