New Zealand Rail Maps Project
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North Auckland Line [0D]: Volume 1 Progress Update 4
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North Auckland Line [0D]: Volume 1 Progress Update 4
Good evening. Due to the near completion of Volume 6, we are currently taking a look at resources for completing Volume 1. The North Auckland Line runs from Westfield Junction via Penrose Junction and Newmarket Junction then turns west to head to the outskirts of the Auckland urban area at Waitakere. From there it carries…
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Wairarapa Line [0GG]: Volume 6 Progress Update 33
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Wairarapa Line [0GG]: Volume 6 Progress Update 33
Good afternoon. Excellent progress continues to be made on the Volume 6 completion, even though the mosaics have had further revisions. When the yard layout was drawn for Featherston Station, it was realised that an older version of this map was also needed for some historical information and so we have added 1957 and 1961…
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Wairarapa Line [0FF]: Volume 6 Progress Update 32
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Wairarapa Line [0FF]: Volume 6 Progress Update 32
Good afternoon. We are pleased to report that all mosaics needed to complete Volume 6 have now been created, and are being exported into tiles for Qgis today. This will enable us to resume a much speeded up rate of completion for the maps to be pushed forward with station and other layouts drawn from…
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Wairarapa Line [0EE]: Volume 6 Progress Update 31
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Wairarapa Line [0EE]: Volume 6 Progress Update 31
Good morning. We have been making good progress with the Wairarapa Line maps since our last update and have completed aligning the corridor for the entire route. This means now all we need to do is draw in a few stations and then produce the remaining maps (currently produced up to Summit). To get these…
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Taieri Gorge Railway mothballed; OETT selling out its shareholding
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Taieri Gorge Railway mothballed; OETT selling out its shareholding
It’s been reported in the ODT today that Dunedin Railways is to mothball its operations due to the COVID-19 caused economic recession. 80% of their business comes from overseas tourism, notably cruise ship visits to NZ, which is naturally hugely affected by COVID-19, and it is difficult to run the trips under current lockdown conditions…