Talk:Public transport in New Zealand

No citations at all

There are absolutely no citations at all for the claims that bus is the most used form of public transport. How did this escape editor notice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.216.172.67 (talk) 03:21, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

Well if we going to show Trolleybus systems that use to exist then yeah we should (Ddogg2 (talk) 06:02, 27 September 2008 (UTC))

Christchurch urban rail

Why is Christchurch's urban rail services listed in the table as having ended in 1972? The passenger trains between Christchurch and Rangiora, which served Christchurch's urban railway stations on the Main North Line, were not cancelled until 1976. Don't they count? – Matthew25187 (talk) 22:28, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

I guess they do (124.197.11.19 (talk) 04:03, 28 September 2008 (UTC))

Pukekohe Urban Rail

Does anyone think the Pukekohe train service up to Auckland counts as urban rail —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.11.19 (talk) 08:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I would say so - it is operated as part of the Auckland commuter rail system, isn't it? And Pukekohe, while historically very much its own town, is increasingly drawn into the expanding Auckland orbit. Ingolfson (talk) 10:07, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes it is operated as part of the Auckland commuter rail system (119.224.1.145 (talk) 23:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC))

Rural public transport

Is there a reason for only covering urban transport? AARD and other service cars used to cover many rural areas. InterCity, Naked and a few other operators still do. Coastal shipping and rail used to be part of PT in rural areas. Would headings by Regional Council as well as main city be more appropriate?Johnragla (talk) 17:54, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Culture around public transport

i think a very good addition to this page would be adding the culture surrounding public transport in new zealand, popular opinion, and how that has changed over time and how it has influenced decision making. im floating this idea mainly because i dont have energy to research it and write it on my own at the moment Lynxano (talk) 22:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)