Weekly Roundup 28-July-2023

Te Huia Coming BackKiwirail announced yesterday that they’ll be allow to operate Te Huia in Auckland again. Last night, rail regulator Waka Kotahi lifted its recent prohibition on Te Huia travelling through the Auckland metro network to The Strand in Parnell. […..] Mr Ashton says KiwiRail agrees with the regulator that ETCS should be installed on Te Huia, if its running rights are extended beyond its current five-year contract. “We have installed Electronic Train Protection (ETP) on Te Huia, which automatically stops the train if it passes a red signal. Quick good news about bike stuffWeek in flooding, etcWe’ve pretty much retired our Week in Flooding (and Fire) corner of the weekly roundup.