Northerner goes west
Friday, 29 October 2004, 4:09 pm
Press Release: Green Party
29 October, 2004
Northerner goes west
Green Party
co-leader Rod Donald is saddened by the demise of the
Northerner overnight train service between Auckland and
Wellington.
Mr Donald led the GP campaign to try to save
the Southerner and the Kaimai, Geyserland and Bay Express
services.
"The Green Party understands the reasons behind
Tranzrail's decision to axe the Northerner but warns that,
with increasing fuel prices, the Government and Tranzrail
will need to work together to revive and expand passenger
rail services in the very near future," he said.
Mr Donald
said a pre-requisite to restoring passenger rail services to
cities and tourist destinations such as Dunedin,
Invercargill, Napier, Rotorua and Tauranga is fixing up the
rail tracks so that trains can travel on time and passengers
can ride in comfort.
ENDS
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