auckland, christchurch rail

["geoff dawson" <geoffrey.dawson@aph.gov.au>]

Re recent comments whose thread I have lost:

1. It would be simple to convert Auckland suburban rail to light rail style
operation. Restore the route to the old central city station, turn left into
Queen St, straight up to rejoin the Waitakere and Porirua lines somewhere
near Mt Eden & Newmarket respectively. (Apologies if these details are wrong
as I don't have the street directory in front of me).

2. Dare one ask why Christchurch rail station was moved out of town? For the
greater good of some worthwhile civic improvement? Or becaue someone figured
they could make most money from the site by selling it to McDonalds?

Geoff