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#RailNews: Metlink said bus replacements on Wellington's Johnsonville Line had been extended until the end of Sunday due to the incident.
Via 1 News: www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/11/w...
#RailNews: A Wellingtonian whose home was in the potential path of a derailed train says it's time the network had life-saving technology that's already in Auckland.
Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#TransportNews: Inside this edition: More DM Locomotives arrive at Lyttelton Port, renovation works start on the Ashburton rail footbridge and KiwiRail shares Marsden Point render.
Read the Weekly Review: nztransitbuzz.substack.com/p/weekly-rev...
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#BusNews: Complaints about regional bus services in Waipā and the King Country have triggered a review focusing on safety concerns and inconsistent stopping practices.
Via Cambridge News: www.cambridgenews.nz/2026/06/bus-...
#StationNews: Crews at Henderson Station have finished replacing the fence of the Council building which backs onto the rail line.
The fence was moved back a few metres to allow for the track to Henderson to be shifted around 1m and a new bay platform to be constructed.
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#NZPol #TicketingNews: The government says it could use its emergency fund on better public transport services, but the opposition says it's surprising that was now on the government's agenda given there was no evidence of that in the Budget.
Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#TicketingNews: Metlink has partnered with Extraordinary to make tax-free public transport available across the Wellington region
Extraordinary allows employees to pay for the bus, train, or ferry using their pre-tax salary.
#RailNews: KiwiRail could have prevented the partial collapse of a key South Island rail bridge that could have caused a catastrophic derailment, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has found.
Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
#TrainNews: Part of a Wellington passenger train has been removed via crane after derailing south of Khandallah Station on Saturday evening.
Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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Bus replacements have been running on the Johnsonville Line since Saturday, when a passenger train diverted onto a dead-end track near Khandallah Station.
Complaints about regional bus services in Waipā and the King Country have triggered a review focusing on safety concerns and inconsistent stopping practices. Last week The News reported passengers wer...
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But the opposition says it's surprising, given there were no moves to improve public transport in the Budget.
