The last train from Wairoa...

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and the end of an era. No response from the powers that be and only a few stalwarts stood by to mark it's passing....

[@Phil-oj5nr]

Of course, eventually the whole Napier to Gisborne section of the PNGL will have to be rebuilt. No one has ever told us how much it costs to maintain SH2 on the East Coast. The railway, once rebuilt will be much cheaper to maintain than the road. It could easily take four return trains a day, including passenger trains. In the earlier days there was a railcar to Napier and back each day, and two to three return freights as well. A well known trucking company in Gisborne would prefer to consolidate the perishables off their trucks and on to the rail. That produce, despatched at about 5pm each day, can, using the ferry service, be in Christchurch by early afternoon the following day. This would take many trucks of SH2 in the North Island and SH1 in the South Island to the benefit of the condition of those roads and to ordinary motorists in their cars.

[@patricktibble5790]

i would have loved to see the rail in my hometown of gisborne up and running..specially now coz i work for kiwirail hamilton depot.

[@ChoccyMilkMan__]

We need those trains back, the trucks are so annoying

[@madpetrolhead]

Excellent video, hopefully the powers that be will see the light ans re-open the line, the roads will be overloaded by big trucks making it very dangerous.

[@dominicliner1609]

The powers olny think about money.

[@NZguy503]

@@dominicliner1609 the trains returned but only to go from wairoa to Napier

[@dominicliner1609]

The government olny thinks about money.

[@geoffadams5537]

Typical government inaction,this line should never have been allowed to decline the way it did. The line needs to be fully rebuilt,get those soddin great juggernauts off the road and have daily passenger trains between Napier and Gisborne but no kiwi rail are too tight fisted to even contemplate look at reinstating the line

[@samuelanketell8190]

It's been 9 years since this was posted,, what's the verdict? Is the line still closed or is there a railway preservation group running a tourist train on it ?

[@alexrobertson9294]

Log trains 5 days a week on the line to wairoa now

[@kefelonia1]

Who's this pommy reject here telling us how it is going to be ??.

[@daveevans7009]

Denis Callinicos thanks but I have lived he for 38 years. Not a reject trying to keep the line open

[@billybob1773]

Seems you can foretell the future Dave! Pity the mill had to close

[@daynasmum529]

Who is this Greek plonker spouting shite? Denis needs a mellowing of the soul of which our forefathers were very used to.

[@daynasmum529]

Only 1 reject commenting here & hes Greek.