Rimu@piefed.social to NZ Politics@lemmy.nz · 9 months agoHow much public transport could we get for $46 billion?www.1news.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
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minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI think the shinkansen in Japan has dual tracks for both fright and bullet trains, or at least sections of it anyway. https://www.railjournal.com/in_depth/hokkaido-shinkansen-prepares-for-launch/
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt’s definitely a different rail gauge, I didn’t know they had dual gauge track though.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoYeah my thought was to upgrade the line from Wellington up to Auckland with wider gauge 250kph rail but leave the old narrow stuff too for legacy users.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThat would be cool, no doubt about it. An Autorail service would also be very cool.
I think the shinkansen in Japan has dual tracks for both fright and bullet trains, or at least sections of it anyway. https://www.railjournal.com/in_depth/hokkaido-shinkansen-prepares-for-launch/
It’s definitely a different rail gauge, I didn’t know they had dual gauge track though.
Yeah my thought was to upgrade the line from Wellington up to Auckland with wider gauge 250kph rail but leave the old narrow stuff too for legacy users.
That would be cool, no doubt about it.
An Autorail service would also be very cool.