Talk:Public transport in New Zealand

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[edit] Table

I think the table needs to make mention of the fact both Christchurch and Dunedin formerly also had urban rail services. --Lholden 08:58, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

I've also removed the "formerly" bit for trams. --Lholden 09:08, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Why? I think it's important to clearly distinguish between current and former systems, and putting a note in parentheses after the tick mark doesn't seem sufficient, to me. I've tried colouring the former systems yellow — maybe that establishes the distinction? -- Vardion 19:14, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

That's better. I'll look up in The End of the Penny Section to see when all the other Tram services came to an end. --Lholden 23:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Invercargill urban rail?

A commuter passenger service operated for 100 years on the Bluff Branch between Invercargill and Bluff, beginning when the line opened in 1867 and concluding in 1967. As late as 1950, seven trains a day ran each way on the average weekday. Would this count as urban rail and should it be added to the table? - Axver 01:18, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I'd say it sounds like one, although I'm not familiar with it myself. (Do you know if the trains stopped at more than one station in Invercargill proper? If they did, it's harder to see the service as "inter-city" rather than urban rail.) -- Vardion 01:42, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

I unfortunately don't have a timetable that lists where the passenger trains stopped, but Clyde Street in Invercargill and Kew and Clifton on the south side of Invercargill were listed as stops on the Bluff Branch. I can only presume the passenger trains stopped at them. - Axver 01:50, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

That seems likely, yes. Personally, I'd say it should be added, then. -- Vardion 01:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Righto. I'm adding it now, along with some tram data and references. - Axver 02:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trolleybuses

Any thoughts on whether it's worth having a separate column in the table for trolleybuses, as opposed to diesel buses? -- Vardion 01:42, 27 May 2007 (UTC)