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New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2023-12-21: Volume 10, Volume 12, Webmaps
So work is still happening to prepare for a webmaps update, as previously flagged. This is running a bit behind because we are all so busy at this time of year, of course. As such, it may be into next year before the site is actually updated, but it will still be flagged as a…
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Transport Safety Blog NZ: Taieri Gorge Railway vs Otago Central Rail Trail Saga [3]
So then, we come to the question of the future of the Taieri Gorge Railway in its current form, the subject of this third article in TSBNZ’s current series of articles about the controversy that is currently being highlighted over the future of the present railway corridor. There are three possible options for the future…
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Transport Safety Blog NZ: Taieri Gorge Railway vs Otago Central Rail Trail Saga [2]
Welcome to Part [2] of this series about the TGR-OCRT saga currently playing out in Dunedin and national local governance and rail heritage circles. Part 1 was an introduction to the saga that looked at how the Taieri Gorge Railway was established, its recent history, and a comparison with its nearest pure-rail-heritage equivalent, the Weka…
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Transport Safety Blog NZ: Taieri Gorge Railway vs Otago Central Rail Trail Saga [1]
This is Part [1] of a planned series of three articles on the current TGR-OCRT saga, whereby the future of the Taieri Gorge Railway is suggested to be as a conversion into an extension of the Otago Central Rail Trail. This is shaping up to be quite a controversy in 2023 and has involved much…
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New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2023-11-25: Volume 6
Work on maps recently has been focused on Volume 6. In the 1960s the NIMT between Porirua and Plimmerton was doubled, electrified and realigned. Whilst mapping has been done on this section before, it needed to be redone to make it easier to overlap the mosaics produced from Wellington to Porirua which are in a…