Sulphurman

Student glider pilot, gamer of sorts.

[Jono dW @jono_dw]

Christchurch city council is proposing to rip up a pedestrian area of newly laid paving stones on High Street to build a new road connection - a right turn onto St. Asaph street. This is such a backwards idea and will create an awkward unsafe intersection
https://t.co/awyQaAGaZQ

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

Listening to the Interregional Rail Inquiry. Mayor of Ruapehu District said passenger rail is important to the future of their district. They said the station infrastructure is there already, we just need frequent trains that stop. Good for tourism & locals alike #TheFutureIsRail

[Hayden Donnell @HaydenDonnell]

It's almost like some people at AT have just been waiting for any excuse not to actually carry out cycling projects https://t.co/a4AZlJ1yn4

[André Brett @DrDreHistorian]

This is absolutely obscene. Planning since the early 1950s has prioritised cars first (and often only). All transport planning in NZ should be focusing on bringing every other mode up to a comparable standard of provision rather than entrenching car dependence any further

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

Submitter from Waikato Regional Council said that with a small amount of investment, Te Huia services could be extended to towns like Te Awamutu and Morrinsville (examples). The trains, staff, and tracks are there. #TheFutureIsRail

[Darren Davis @DarrenDavis10]

The state of #Auckland rail in one picture. As per the vast majority of public holiday weekends & Christmas/ New Years for the past 20 years, the entire rail network is shut down. When will Auckland get a stable rail network operating all day & night, every day of the year?

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

This video show our stunning landscapes, but it also shows what spectacular infrastructure we can build when we have a plan & fund it. Imagine the blood, sweat and tears that went into building those viaducts! 🚂
https://t.co/5CyhCTHKCb

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

Well, that's a depressing fact! Made all the more ironic because lots of miserable people will be stuck in traffic jams often running alongside a railway line.

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@DrDreHistorian I cannot believe this was made by an actual news company and not the Onion.

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@alanthefisher

[George Weeks @GeorgeWeeks2014]

From 2016-19 Auckland's Northwest Motorway was expensively widened to three lanes each way with no dedicated busway or light rail.

Here is how it looks in 2022.

"One more lane will fix it", eh?

@GreaterAKL predicted this back in 2009. https://t.co/fwwGPnLcjD

#InducedDemand

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

This thread is a simplified list of what will be in our #SaveOurTrains submission to the Parliamentary Passenger Rail Inquiry 🧵
Be sure to make your submission today (or tomorrow)
https://t.co/oVhYcys1rq

[Phil Quin @philquin]

Robbie Coltrane (RIP) will always be Doctor Johnson to me.

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@Shini_Shinxel Rip shini

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

It's been 20 years since Dunedin saw a daily passenger rail service. Imagine seeing people alighting at Dunedin's magnificent railway station again.
Good for people, good for the economy, good for the planet. 🚉

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@ZealandEarly @GreenfordBlog Perfect price

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@GeorgeWeeks2014 Have the trams been removed already?

[The Future Is Rail @thefutureisrail]

While we are talking about potential regional rail routes...let's state the obvious!
Auckland <-> Tauranga. 🏙️🚄🌅

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@Jack35019356 @SlimJim Werid

[Sulphurman @Maxfromeggtown]

@coolian2 @thefutureisrail That was an awesome train to be on, would love a regular service.