What's down with rail in Aotearoa? - by Darren Davis
The last year has not been a good one for rail patronage in Aotearoa. So what's up and is it going to get better anytime soon?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
The last year has not been a good one for rail patronage in Aotearoa. So what's up and is it going to get better anytime soon?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
The Golden Triangle of Aotearoa's Upper North Island is home to 40% of the nation's population with huge flows of people and freight. Electrifying its rail could make a real difference to its mobility| Adventures in Transitland
Te Huia's five-year trial is fast coming towards its close on 30th June 2026. What needs to happen to make it a permanent part of Aotearoa's public transport system?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
We have to wait until 2030 for improved Lower North Island regional train services. What can we do in the meantime to make the existing Capital Connection better?| Adventures in Transitland
The New Zealand Government is investing $802 million in much needed new hybrid trains for the Lower North Island with a contract awarded to Alstom. Just what does this mean in practice?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
Te Huia is a great addtion to Aotearoa's rather limited longer-distance rail network. But it's half an hour slower than its predecessors. What can be done to fix this?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
Connectivity in Aotearoa by anything other than a car is a postcode lottery with some winners and many losers. Was it always this way and what are the prospects for change?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
The Golden Triangle of Aotearoa's North Island has a missing leg when it comes to passenger rail. That leg is Tauranga. So what are the prospects for this changing?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
Join me for this quick trip around public transport developments in the Southeast of the Sunshine State as it gears up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.| Adventures in Transitland
Te Huia, the regional train between Hamilton and Auckland, has had its fair share of ups and down. So read on for the latest on Te Huia.| Adventures in Transitland
We're already just about half-way through 2025, so let's do a recap on public transport happenings across Aotearoa in the past six months.| Adventures in Transitland
Like the Otago Gold Rush of the 19th Century, its 21st Century counterpart, the gondola rush, has come to town in Queenstown. What is it and will it work?| Adventures in Transitland
A quick rundown on the state of the rails across the motu in the lead-up to the 2025 budget on 22 May 2025| Adventures in Transitland
It's been a rough ride of late for KiwiRail with plenty of bad news but also some glimmers of hope. So what's going on with rail in New Zealand? Read on for my take.| Adventures in Transitland
Sydney and Melbourne, as Australia's only 5 million + cities, are traditional rivals. But which one has the best regional rail network? Read on for my thoughts.| Adventures in Transitland
Perth is a very sprawly, low-density, car-oriented city. Yet it has great public transport. What follows are nine lessons we can take from Perth in order to make public transport great anywhere.| Adventures in Transitland
The South Island's public transport networks deserves some love, including in Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown, as well as a revived Southerner train. But this seems further away than ever.| Adventures in Transitland
The Northwest has always been Auckland's public transport Cinderella, rarely invited to the public funding ball. How did this come about and what is the prognosis for the future?| Adventures in Transitland
Aotearoa has one of the worst road safety records in the developed world. Australia is doing quite a bit better. What can we learn from our Aussie cousins?| Adventures in Transitland
The new Sustainable Public Transport Framework is law in Aotearoa. It makes inter-regional public transport easier. But what does this really mean for Aotearoa/ New Zealand?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
50 cent flat fares have been made permanent for urban public transport networks state-wide in Queensland, Australia. But what has been their impact?| adventuresintransitland.substack.com
