Residents keen to see a commuter rail service operating in Dunedin arrived by train at Dunedin Railway Station yesterday to present a petition to Otago Regional councillor Michael Deaker.
17 May 2009
30 April 2009
27 April 2009
16 April 2009
Submissions for the train
Hi Everyone
Submission time for the commuter train has rolled around. You can
make a substantial contribution to the push to get a commuter train by
writing a submission or two.
We have made a detailed submission asking for a feasibility study
regarding the train and specifying what we would like the Otago
Regional Council to cover in this study. It includes the petition
that began its life at the Waitati meeting many of you were at, and
would be greatly supported by a flood of other submissions from you
and any one you know.
To make a submission to the Long Term Council Community Plan fill in
the form below (deleting this part of email and forwarding to email
address listed below) or fill in the attached form. Explain why you
would like a commuter train and how you would use it. The submission
can be emailed, faxed or posted (no signature is required for the
email).
It has to be in by the 1st May.
It would be excellent if you could also make a submission to the Otago
Regional Land Transport Programme – this is the second attachment and
just as simple.
Please, please, forward this email on to anyone you know who would
like a commuter train. It would also be helpful if community groups,
businesses and schools could put in submissions too so pass it on to
any you are involved with.
Email us if you have any questions,
Kaia
Please write your comments below and send your submission by 1 May to:
Long Term Council Community Plan,
Otago Regional Council
Private Bag 1954, Dunedin
Fax: 03 479 0015
Email: ltccp@orc.govt.nz
Name or representative:
Organisational Name (if applicable):
Business Hours Telephone:
After Hours Telephone:
Date:
Would like to present your submission in person (hearings will be held
during the weeks starting 11th May 09) -answer yes or no:
My submission is:
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from Get the Train group
22 March 2009
Train pics
weather might not have been at it's best but it sure didn't dampen
people's enthusiasm. This is from Michies Crossing train stop.
Leonie
waiting for the train @ Michies Crossing
here it comes...
inside the lovely, old carriage
the morning sun just coming through
heading towards Dunedin
19 March 2009
Hustle and bustle
arrival of the one-off Walk to Work Day commuter train from Waitati,
about 9am, Wednesday 18 March 2009.
Copyleft photo by Peter Dowden, may be freely re-edited and republished.
18 March 2009
Dunedin's last commuter train, 1982
commuter train leaving Dunedin for Mosgiel at 5.10pm, S December 1982.
Train figures make interesting reading
The conductor let me get a James Bond-style snapshot of his passenger
number tally.
Hundreds support Waitati train
station site for the commuter train to Dunedin. After stopping at
Purakaunui, Mihiwaka, Sawyers May and Maia, Dunedin's first commuter
train in decades arrived at Dunedin with about 300 passengers. Photo:
Blueskin News/blueskin.co.nz
05 March 2009
More on the one day train
Hello there
The one day train is now under two weeks away on Wednesday 18th March. Please join us on the train and let everyone you can know so that it will be chocka. I can't wait to travel on this gorgeous railway that I have only ever looked at or driven beside for only $5, and to commute by train for at least a day.
The train departs Dunedin for Waitati at 7am (it can take passengers for Purakaunui and Waitati)
Train departs Waitati 7:45am, arrives Dunedin 8:30am
The train will stop at all stations except St Leonards, Maia and Ravensbourne. The closest stop for Port is at Sawyers Bay - where the main Rd comes out. In order for the train to stop at the old stations eg Purakaunui/Osbourne you need to let them know you will be boarding there when you book.
Mosgiel train departs Mosgiel at 8am and arrives in Dunedin at 8:20am
You are then welcome to join the festivities and breakfast in the Octagon
The return train departs Dunedin at 5pm for Waitati
Apologies, I don't have the time of the return train for Mosgiel
Booking is essential, call:
Taieri Gorge Railway
03 477 4449
or email: reserve@taieri.co.nz - let them know where you're getting on
Cost: $5 each way, needs to be paid in cash on train, no eftpos
For those North of Waitati places to meet and carpool to the train are:
Palmerston - near the Station - 7am
Waikouaiti - near the old Station site - 7:10am
Karitane Hall - 7:10am
Seacliff Market - 7:20am
Warrington Hall - 7:30am
Please forward this email on
I look forward to riding the packed train with you all
Kaia
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getthetrain.blogspot.com
24 February 2009
Ad: Walk to Work Day,
Breakfast (hot cross bun or similar, and coffee or tea)
Spot prizes
Entertainers from the Fringe Festival (stilt walkers, hula hoopers, fire eaters)
Departs Waitati at 7.45am and stops if required at Purakaunui, Sawyers
Bay and St
Leonards.
Car pools will leave from towns to the north of Waitati as follows:
Palmerston (near the station) 7.00am
Waikouaiti (near the old station site) 7.10am
Karitane Hall 7.10am
Seacliff Market 7.20am
Warrington Memorial Hall 7.30am
Reservations essemntial: 477 4449 or reserve@taieri.co.nz
Waitati gets a daily commuter train, albeit only for a day
A suburban train will run from Waitati to Dunedin on Wednesday, March
18, when commuters will be encouraged to walk or take public transport
to work, Bill Campbell reported in the 'Otago Daily Times' last month
[23 February to be exact, which is this month if you are reading this
before next month].
18, when commuters will be encouraged to walk or take public transport
to work, Bill Campbell reported in the 'Otago Daily Times' last month
[23 February to be exact, which is this month if you are reading this
before next month].
A fare of $5 per train journey would be charged, Dunedin City Council
events and sustainable travel co-ordinator Charlotte Flaherty told the
newspaper.
People would be encouraged to travel by bus and on foot to work from
other parts of Dunedin, while another train will run from Mosgiel.
Commuters will be offered breakfast (hot cross bun or similar, and
coffee or tea, provided by Dunedin businesses. There will also be spot
prizes, a live radio broadcast and entertainers from the Fringe
Festival (stilt walkers, hula hoopers, fire eaters).
The North Line passenger train will leave Waitati at 7.45am and stop,
if required, for passengers at Purakaunui, Sawyers Bay and St
Leonards, Taieri Gorge Railway operations manager Grant Craig said.
The return train to Waitati will leave the Dunedin Railway Station at
5pm, with similar stops to the morning service.
Car pools will leave from towns to the north of Waitati as follows:
Palmerston (near the station) 7.00am; Waikouaiti (near the old station
site) 7.10am; Karitane Hall 7.10am; Seacliff Market 7.20am; Warrington
Hall 7.30am.
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09 February 2009
Get the Train Meeting
Hello train people
Happy New Year. The cogs of the year are starting to turn and we have
a train meeting coming up:
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, 11th February, 7pm
At Dell's, 5 View St, Orokonui
Bring along any information for the submission you may have gathered.
Look forward to seeing you,
Kaia
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from Get the Train group
20 November 2008
D Scene reports Taieri Gorge boss's pessimism
This week's 'D Scene' newspaper has a cover story in which Taieri
Gorge Railway chief executive Murray Bond expresses pessimism
regarding the newly elected Government's attitude to rail passenger
projects in the South.
Gorge Railway chief executive Murray Bond expresses pessimism
regarding the newly elected Government's attitude to rail passenger
projects in the South.
They don't seem to have a website to link to, but go and find a copy
and read it!
by Peter
19 November 2008
Thursday 27 November meeting reminder
Hello everybody
Just a reminder that the next Get the Train meeting is Thursday week:
Thursday 27th November
7pm at Dell's place,
5 View St
Orokonui, Waitati
Look forward to seeing you
Kaia
16 November 2008
Wayne Mason Concert
Waitati Hall next Thursday. Wayne is a train enthusiant and has been
supporting our efforts to get the train back in his publicity. Come
along and enjoy this concert:
Wayne Mason
Thusday, November 20th, 8pm
$10
Waitati Hall (doors open 7:30)
Kaia
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from Get the Train group
07 November 2008
06 November 2008
Possible Government coalition partner supports Dunedin rail
(photo from greens.org.nz)
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons expressed support for
passenger trains in Dunedin in a pre-election interview in today's
'Otago Daily Times'.
Jeanette told 'ODT' political editor Dene Mackenzie that she was
brought up in Mosgiel and remembered travelling regularly on the train
between Dunedin and her home.
Given the existing rail line, the Hillside rail workshops and the
increasing use of the main trunk line for freight, she would support
any efforts to re-establish a light rail commuter service between
Mosgiel and Dunedin.
Full interview text on the ODT website:
05 November 2008
Wingatui race day train booked out
Wikimedia Commons)
Otago voted with its feet in favour of regional rail services
yesterday when the Taieri Gorge Railway charter train to Wingatui was
booked out. Extra bus services were organised in addition to the train
to take racegoers to the racing club's Melbourne Cup Day.
Taieri Gorge Railway operations manager Grant Craig said that 400
tickets were sold, the entire allocation. The train had 12 carriages
and locomotives were attached at either end to save the need for
shunting.
"People could go out and have a good time without worrying about
drinking too much," Grant said. "And then we brought them all right
back to the centre of town."
Wednesday's 'Otago Daily Times' (p2, 5 November) had a nice picture of
the train's departure from Dunedin.
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