Talk:List of railway lines in New Zealand

message: yes its interesting how once the backbone of leased land containing the fibre optic communications network across NZ was sold, the transport function was sold off and left to shrink away. We need some info about how much that electrification cost, (wasnt it $1200 Million?) and how much the whole thing was sold for. we could also do with some idea of who bought it, what their communications and entertainment interests were and are, and how they are interrelated, and who has bought and sold the various parts since. personally i think it was really dumb, but it was one answer to a big set of issues facing nz at the time. moza 10:12, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Privatisation

message: IIRC, the bush tram in the Waitakere Ranges still has rails, it was used to move kauri logs, and is still occasionally in use with passengers as a family attraction.  Need to note this, maybe I can dig out some details, and update the page. 
NevilleDNZ 06:12, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bush Tramline 

message: For proposed lines, I would suggest adding dates of proposal and abandonment to avoid the misunderstanding that they are crrently proposed. And possibly handle crowding around Auckland and Wellington by way of insets? dramatic 18:40, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Again, thank you so much for these maps.  I appreciate it very much! - Axver 04:00, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  A difference in color sounds like a good way to go to prevent further clutter. Of all the proposed lines visible in the two maps so far, could you please let me know which ones are actually modern/current proposals? - manu3d 22:53, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  All of the proposals marked on the current maps don't have any chance of happening any time soon, unfortunately.  Some won't happen even though they should, just due to the economic climate and an unwillingness to invest in infrastructure, while others have been superseded by other routes (e.g. the Midland Line made Culverden to Stillwater unnecessary, the Main North Line made Waiau to Kaikoura unnecessary).  By the way, I just noticed one significant proposal that is missing, and I would say that it, along with the ECMT connection to Gisborne, came closest to being realised: the connection of the Nelson section from Glenhope to the Westport - Stillwater Line at Inangahua Junction.  It was always meant to be built, work was done on it, and it likely would have been finished were it not for the incompetence of the company originally intended to build it and then the Great Depression. - Axver 00:02, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Lines date issue 

message: I just uploaded it. There are a few tweaks to do but from my point of view it's almost ready. Many of the closed branches are very speculative, in the sense that I found the list of their stations and placed the track by eye, hoping that qualitatively they do not diverge too much from reality. Do you guys think it's ok? Or should I take them off, as they are not 100% accurate? Now, I better get some sleep. manu3d 03:33, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Doesn't look problematic to me! - Axver 00:02, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think Arthur's Pass is the better known of the two, so I think that was a good choice. - Axver 00:02, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Island Network Map feedback 

message: I propose this page be renamed and moved to List of railway lines in New Zealand, as per other such articles.
--Nick Moss (talk) 04:50, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed rename 

message: The intro says there are 4 "main lines" and 7 "secondary lines". The tables list 5 "main trunk lines" and 6 "secondary main lines". :Template:NZR Lines lists 4 "main lines" and 10 "secondary lines". Is this division and any of these terms official, or are we using them randomly? Nurg (talk) 23:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Classification of main lines etc