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#RailNews: After more than three years, the Telephone Rd railway crossing is about to re-open. The Puketaha crossing was considered one of the most dangerous in the country, NZTA says. Via Waikato Times: waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360770…

#BusNews: Routes 353, 355 and 923 will see buses run every 30 minutes 7 days a week from 17 August. The 901 will see buses every 20 minutes at peak and 30 mins off peak. Spotted by Swim on the AT Discord and @YT_JoshRBX.

#BusNews: The chairwoman of Horizons Regional Council has called for the education minister to work with them to help ensure children are still able to get to school if a proposal to remove bus routes in Palmerston North goes ahead. Via The Post: thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360769…

#RailNews: The rail crossing on State Highway 1B Telephone Road, east of Hamilton, is set to reopen to traffic next week, more than 3 years after it was closed. MORE: nzta.govt.nz/media-releases…

#FerryNews: Auckland’s last steam ferry needs a $5 million refurbishment to be seaworthy again. Toroa turns 100 years old this July but is currently languishing on dry land near the Lincoln Rd interchange of the Northwestern Motorway. Via @nzherald: nzherald.co.nz/nz/century-old…

#BusNews: 22N, 22R, 24B, 24R , 25B and 25L buses will run every 30 minutes between 7 pm and 11:30 pm to provide a 15 minute service 7 days a week from August 17. Spotted by @YT_JoshRBX.

#BusNews: After nearly a year of asking the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and the Dunedin City Council to install reminders for motorists to slow down near his school bus at stops, Ken Schumacher decided to do it himself. Via @radionz: rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

#RailNews: Icy conditions have caused multiple crashes and suspended some trains in the capital on Friday morning. Via @radionz: rnz.co.nz/news/alert-nat…

#TransportNews: It’s almost the weekend, why not take a break and read the Weekly Review. Live now through the link in our bio.

#TransportNews: Inside this edition of the Weekly Review: Greens Launch Petition For Regional Passenger Rail, Bluebridge’s Livia begins passenger service and ARA Heritage Buses expand their fleet. All these stories and much more available 8 am Friday through the link in bio.

#CableCarNews: The seats have been removed from Car 2 of the Wellington Cable Car as work gets underway to restore the seats as part of the extended maintenance programme.

#RailNews: KiwiRail have completed upgrades on Metlink's Upper Hutt depot. Crews replaced old rail, turnouts, sleepers, ballast, drainage and installed new lighting and walkways

#RailNews: The Green Party has launched a petition calling on the Rail Minister Winston Peters to reinstate passenger rail services across the country. MORE: action.greens.org.nz/restore_rail

#RailNews: The Canterbury Railway Society have been busy working on their new sidings at the Ferrymead Railway. 📸 Jessy B. & Mike H.

#BusNews: According to the FAQ section of the Bikes in buses trial Auckland Transport say, 'We are open to trialling exterior bike racks in the future. If we do, we could compare them to this interior bike rack trial'. MORE: haveyoursay.at.govt.nz/bikes-in-buses…

#RailNews: Silver Stream Railway has farewelled UDK48 which is off for a working holiday at Gisborne City Vintage Railway. UDK48 will assist GCVR with a bridge refurbishment program over the next few months.

#CableCarNews: Wellington Cable Car have shared a video of the works involved in removing and replacing the lower bogie for Car 2.

#RailNews: KiwiRail has tested and turned on the lubrication pots on the track section over Hobson Bay in Auckland. KiwiRail have also identified replacing a maintenance bridge beside the rail as an option to reduce the ‘screeching trains’ noise.