The same day we read Russell Tregonning’s enlightened piece on the urgency
of intelligent planning in rail transport (February 7), we hear the TranzAlpine
line is closed by wildfires.
Hardly a week passes without more damage to our environment caused by
climate change. How much money will KiwiRail lose while seven bridges await
repair? How can tourists enjoy South Island scenery while stuck between lumbering trucks and trailers?
Our ageing population simply cannot
continue to foot the bill but KiwiRail carries on desecrating with dirty diesel
instead of implementing clean electric.
The government is elected and expected to govern, and not just for the
short term and the short-sighted. The ironically-named Transport Minister Simon
Bridges should show KiwiRail some muscle.
Weaklings don’t win elections.
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