Adventures in Transitland
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The Mainlander kicks off • I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural Mainlander train from Christchurch to Invercargill. So what was it like? Read on for more...
The Mainlander kicks off
I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural Mainlander train from Christchurch to Invercargill. So what was it like? Read on for more...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Mainlander kicks off • I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural Mainlander train from Christchurch to Invercargill. So what was it like? Read on for more...
What's coming up in the North Island in 2026 • Tāmaki Makaurau's City Rail Link is the biggie for a 2026 opening but lots of other public transport stuff is underway on the North Island. Read on for more on this...
What's coming up in the North Island in 2026
Tāmaki Makaurau's City Rail Link is the biggie for a 2026 opening but lots of other public transport stuff is underway on the North Island. Read on for more on this...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
What's coming up in the North Island in 2026 • Tāmaki Makaurau's City Rail Link is the biggie for a 2026 opening but lots of other public transport stuff is underway on the North Island. Read on for more on this...
What's coming up in the South Island in 2026 • While the opening of City Rail Link in Auckland is likely the biggest public transport story of the year, there's lots more coming up across the motu. Read on for part 1 on the South Island.
What's coming up in the South Island in 2026
While the opening of City Rail Link in Auckland is likely the biggest public transport story of the year, there's lots more coming up across the motu. Read on for part 1 on the South Island.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
What's coming up in the South Island in 2026 • While the opening of City Rail Link in Auckland is likely the biggest public transport story of the year, there's lots more coming up across the motu. Read on for part 1 on the South Island.
Public Transport Development in SE Queensland • While SE Queensland has a huge pipeline of rail projects in the works for the 2032 Olympics, there has also been a range of improvements, big and small, in 2025. Read on for more on these.
Public Transport Development in SE Queensland
While SE Queensland has a huge pipeline of rail projects in the works for the 2032 Olympics, there has also been a range of improvements, big and small, in 2025. Read on for more on these.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Public Transport Development in SE Queensland • While SE Queensland has a huge pipeline of rail projects in the works for the 2032 Olympics, there has also been a range of improvements, big and small, in 2025. Read on for more on these.
Vancouver's public transport achilles heel • Many things about Vancouver's public transport are pretty awesome. But wider regional connectivity to the Fraser Valley and the Sea to Sky corridor is not one of these. Read on for more on this.
Vancouver's public transport achilles heel
Many things about Vancouver's public transport are pretty awesome. But wider regional connectivity to the Fraser Valley and the Sea to Sky corridor is not one of these. Read on for more on this.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Vancouver's public transport achilles heel • Many things about Vancouver's public transport are pretty awesome. But wider regional connectivity to the Fraser Valley and the Sea to Sky corridor is not one of these. Read on for more on this.
Adelaide Public Transport Innovations • Adelaide and public transport innovations rarely appear together in a sentence. But there are some noteworthy achievements from South Australia's capital city. Read on for more on this:
Adelaide Public Transport Innovations
Adelaide and public transport innovations rarely appear together in a sentence. But there are some noteworthy achievements from South Australia's capital city. Read on for more on this:
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Adelaide Public Transport Innovations • Adelaide and public transport innovations rarely appear together in a sentence. But there are some noteworthy achievements from South Australia's capital city. Read on for more on this:
The frequentisation of Tāmaki Makaurau • One of Aotearoa's achievements hidden in plain sight is the huge expansion of Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland's frequent bus network, making it one of the best, if not the best, in Australasia.
The frequentisation of Tāmaki Makaurau
One of Aotearoa's achievements hidden in plain sight is the huge expansion of Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland's frequent bus network, making it one of the best, if not the best, in Australasia.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The frequentisation of Tāmaki Makaurau • One of Aotearoa's achievements hidden in plain sight is the huge expansion of Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland's frequent bus network, making it one of the best, if not the best, in Australasia.
What's down with rail in Aotearoa? • 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?
What's down with rail in Aotearoa?
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?
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
What's down with rail in Aotearoa? • 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?
Electrifying the Golden Triangle • 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
Electrifying the Golden Triangle
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
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Electrifying the Golden Triangle • 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
Making Te Huia a permanent service • 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?
Making Te Huia a permanent service
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?
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Making Te Huia a permanent service • 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?
Building towards the new Lower North Island trains • 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?
Building towards the new Lower North Island trains
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?
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Building towards the new Lower North Island trains • 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?
All about the new Lower North Island hybrid trains • 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?
All about the new Lower North Island hybrid trains
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?
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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
All about the new Lower North Island hybrid trains • 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?
Getting Te Huia moving faster • 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?
Getting Te Huia moving faster
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
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Getting Te Huia moving faster • 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?
The lotto of connectivity in Aotearoa • 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?
The lotto of connectivity in Aotearoa
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
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The lotto of connectivity in Aotearoa • 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?
Te Huia to Tauranga? • 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?
Te Huia to Tauranga?
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
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Te Huia to Tauranga? • 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?
A quick trip around SE Queensland • 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.
A quick trip around SE Queensland
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.
adventuresintransitland.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A quick trip around SE Queensland • 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.
The latest ups and downs of Te Huia • 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.
The latest ups and downs of Te Huia
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.
adventuresintransitland.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The latest ups and downs of Te Huia • 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.
A public transport trip across the motu • 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.
A public transport trip across the motu
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.
adventuresintransitland.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A public transport trip across the motu • 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.