Petition Launched For Waikato Train Service
Posted by Jon C in WaikatoNov 22nd, 2009 | 2 responses
Hamilton buses- where are the trains?
Organiseer Jon Reeves, said : “We have become increasingly frustrated at the glacial speed of getting commuter trains from Hamilton to Auckland. This is despite over 80% of Hamilton ratepayers showing their support for the services in a recent Hamilton City Council survey, even if a small rate increase is required to run the trains.”
CBT already had huge support for a recent postcard campaign, which invited the public to send postcards to a selection of MPs demanding that Waikato commuter trains be introduced. But still no word from government.
A public meeting will be held in Hamilton on December 1. Meeting Details:
WHERE’S THE TRAIN NOW?
1st December
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Hamilton City Council Meeting Room
(Lefthand Side) Garden Place
Hamilton Central
Speakers invited to the public meeting include:
MP Sue Moroney
MP David Bennett (Hamilton East )
MP Tim MacIndoe (Hamilton West)
MP Keith Locke
Cr. David MacPhearson, Hamilton City Council
Cr. Norm Barker, EW Chair of the Transport Committee
Cr. Mike Lee, Auckland Regional Council Chairperson
NZ Transport Agency
Jon Reeves and Cameron Pitches (Convenor), Campaign For Better Transport
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I wonder if they ever actually trial it and it will become something like the Auckland-Helensville train, which is almost no longer… At the moment, the Overlander takes 2 hours and 25 minutes to get from Auckland to Hamilton…
I disagree. I’ve been on the Overlander from Hamilton to Britimart and it carried out the trip in 1 hr 40 min to make up for lost time (1 stop at Middlemore)! We were late because of all the work sites between Palmy and Hamiltron. I was shocked! It’s pretty clear there’s a lot of fat in the timetable! I think better trains could do just as well.
Why hasn’t Government funded the Auckland -Hamilton service? I think we need to ask why Environment Waikato and Hamilton City haven’t made a request and organised it through Land Transport like everywhere else in NZ. I don’t see Government going over the local council’s heads to get the job done.