New Zealand - Auckland - Wellington Train To Be Axed

[Default] On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:03:46 -0500,
.. offered the following
words of wisdom:

The only train service operating between Auckland and Wellington is
being axed.

Toll says the Overlander service has been making a substantial loss
for many years and it cannot keep it going.

The final train will run on Saturday September 30.

http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6088477,00.html

NZ will be the only country in the English speaking world (and beyond)
NOT to have a train service between it's major cities. Oh well ...
just so there's enough money left over for more handouts around
election time.



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[Default] On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:03:46 -0500,
.. offered the following
words of wisdom:

The only train service operating between Auckland and Wellington is
being axed.

Toll says the Overlander service has been making a substantial loss
for many years and it cannot keep it going.

The final train will run on Saturday September 30.

http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6088477,00.html

NZ will be the only country in the English speaking world (and beyond)
NOT to have a train service between its major cities.


Really?

[Default] On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:14:30 +1200, "Fred"
offered the following words of wisdom:


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[Default] On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:03:46 -0500,
.. offered the following
words of wisdom:

The only train service operating between Auckland and Wellington is
being axed.

Toll says the Overlander service has been making a substantial loss
for many years and it cannot keep it going.

The final train will run on Saturday September 30.

http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6088477,00.html

NZ will be the only country in the English speaking world (and beyond)
NOT to have a train service between its major cities.


Really?

If you know of any I will stand corrected. Unless you want to count
small island nations that don't have any major cities, such as Tonga
and Tobago.

Off the top of my head here are a few the countries that do:

UK
Scotland
Ireland
Mainland USA
Canada
Australia
India
Pakistan

Others places include:

Most, if not all, of Europe
Russia and most of the former USSR
Much of Asia (including China and Japan)
Mexico
Central America
South America
and so on ...


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A: Dunno, maybe it's because they're stupid.

Q: Why do some people top-post?

A: Because they are REALLY STUPID!

Q: Why do some people cross-post?