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New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2023-07-21: Midland Line
After another slow week a lot of work has nevertheless been done to get the mosaics of Springfield finished and imported into the GIS. This has now been completed and adjustments are being made as needed to the maps to address any changes needed. Using the 1976 aerial images (official New Zealand Railways survey of Read…
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Transport Safety Blog NZ: Wairarapa Level Crossing Upgrades Information Received
TSBNZ has received a release of information from Kiwirail in respect of Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessment (LCSIA) documents for part of the area impacted by the current Wairarapa Line level crossing upgrades programme. At the present time the information released to date covers only Carterton District and Masterton District. South Wairarapa District relevant information Read…
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Transport Safety Blog NZ: Gisborne Line Saga Dates Back 40 Years
The debate over the viability and future of the Gisborne Line is not new and dates back 40 years. Having that knowledge will aid considerably in understanding the relevance and context of ongoing discussion over the railway between Napier and Gisborne. The Napier Gisborne Line (part of the Palmerston North Gisborne Line) opened in 1942. Read…
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Christian Converser Is Migrating!
Dear Readers Very soon this blog is moving to a new hosting platform. There will be some disruption when this takes place. It is unclear if email subscribers to the blog will have their subscriptions migrated as well, or whether they will have to sign up again. RSS subscribers should be unaffected. However, if you…
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Welcome to the new home of converser.nz
Welcome to the new site of converser.nz. The existing, separate blogs are all being merged into this blog which will be separated into different categories for each of the different interests. They will all share the same theme and colour scheme etc. However, Christian Converser, Transport Safety Blog New Zealand and New Zealand Rail Maps…