Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
By Tane Apanui
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Dash Rail - Canterbury Commuter Trains
Project 2017-02-09 14:46:34 +1300
THE DASH VISION
Commuter trains from North Canterbury And Selwyn into Christchurch
Can you imagine how good that would be?!
Did you know the railway lines are within walking distance of most of the major hubs in Christchurch? How many businesses can you find on the satelite images? (See the stations further down)
Dash aims to be the first community owned commuter rail operation in the country. We have high goals because they're the ones worth aiming for.
Rangiora to Moorhouse in 37 mins in a relaxed enviroment with Wifi. Rolleston to Moorhouse 27 mins!!
There are 2 Budget categories:
1: Dash rail lite: $1.8m will run a functional budget service using older style 'legacy' platforms and only peak services.
2: Dash rail : $7m with modern platforms, facilities and some off peak services on more modern rolling stock.
As we aim to just get something started as everyone else seem to be dragging their feet - Dash lite it is ;)
PART 1: Overview
PART 2: Dash Rail values
PART 3: The Dash Plan (With pictures)
PART 4: Initial timetable (open to suggestion)
PART 1
Check out the map for our proposed services. It uses the existing rail infrastructure too!
PART: 2
DASH Values:
- Canterbury owned: Once established the commuity will own the service and it will NOT be sold to foreign entities. Canterbury will run it and build the next generation fleet using NZ education and NZ manufacturing.
- Working with local schools , businesses and councils we can make this a benchmark service.
- Scholarships and funding for biofuel research, the next generation carriages and community projects for homeless and at risk youth
PART: 3
DASH PLAN:
FYI -We are in a race against a foreign buyer for Aucklands rolling stock that we intend to use.
STEP 1: BUY 4 x ADK sets with capacity for 560 passengers per set. AND there is room for your bike!
STEP 2: The community will refine our plan on operations
STEP 3: Get our partners to carry out the work required
STEP 4: Start running trains (refining the services constantly)
STEP 5: Run the trains completely on alternative fuel within 5 years (Sooner with enough funding)
PART 4:
TIMETABLE
This is our current goal timetable
Comments
Updates 5
3 Weeks
02/04/2017 at 1:16 AM
Hi everyone, as we hit the 3 week to go mark, share our pages like wildfire :) . I'm doing a leaflet drop in Christchurch, Rangiora and Rolleston this week and hitting the corporate sector as well.
Canterbury needs this, and it'd be great if it was owned by the people.
T
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Surveys on our Facebook page: Connect Canterbury
29/03/2017 at 8:40 PM
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X6ZZ5WT Rangiora / Kaiapoi / Belfast / Papanui / Riccarton
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XZ62ZVJ Darfield / Rolleston / Kirwee / Templeton / Hornby
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N83P9HK Waipara / Amberley
Us in the media :)
21/03/2017 at 8:32 PM
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90457839/commuter-trains-proposed-for-christchurch
Underway!!!
10/03/2017 at 7:27 PM
Big thanks to everyone who've helped so far and for the generous pledges to get us started. We appreciate you :)
Pledgers 126
29/03/2017 at 5:29am
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27/03/2017 at 11:43am
26/03/2017 at 5:46pm
25/03/2017 at 9:20pm
25/03/2017 at 1:52pm
25/03/2017 at 9:38am
25/03/2017 at 8:08am
25/03/2017 at 12:16am
"I pledge with pleasure. It is time to put our money and support behind this fabulous initiative. "
24/03/2017 at 8:56am
23/03/2017 at 9:40pm
23/03/2017 at 8:54pm
23/03/2017 at 8:26pm
"Fantastic news, glad to support this worthy cause :-)"
23/03/2017 at 12:09am
22/03/2017 at 11:19pm
22/03/2017 at 10:50pm
22/03/2017 at 11:11am
22/03/2017 at 8:19am
"I first daughter was born there and my partner lived there for years so we still have ties there"
21/03/2017 at 9:26pm
21/03/2017 at 9:43am
21/03/2017 at 9:27am
20/03/2017 at 10:59pm
"Let's make it happen "
20/03/2017 at 7:50pm
20/03/2017 at 4:59pm
"If Tane has got his numbers even half right, then this is an very important development opportunity of Canterbury."
20/03/2017 at 10:36am
"Christchurch should definitely split the commuter load across multiple modes, rail seems a no-brainer given the historic infrastructure!"
20/03/2017 at 10:16am
20/03/2017 at 9:09am
20/03/2017 at 1:14am
19/03/2017 at 10:20pm
19/03/2017 at 8:57pm
"I fully back this commuter rail service, it's long overdue."
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Dash Rail - Canterbury Commuter Trains
Project 2017-02-09 14:46:34 +1300
THE DASH VISION
Commuter trains from North Canterbury And Selwyn into Christchurch
Can you imagine how good that would be?!
Did you know the railway lines are within walking distance of most of the major hubs in Christchurch? How many businesses can you find on the satelite images? (See the stations further down)
Dash aims to be the first community owned commuter rail operation in the country. We have high goals because they're the ones worth aiming for.
Rangiora to Moorhouse in 37 mins in a relaxed enviroment with Wifi. Rolleston to Moorhouse 27 mins!!
There are 2 Budget categories:
1: Dash rail lite: $1.8m will run a functional budget service using older style 'legacy' platforms and only peak services.
2: Dash rail : $7m with modern platforms, facilities and some off peak services on more modern rolling stock.
As we aim to just get something started as everyone else seem to be dragging their feet - Dash lite it is ;)
PART 1: Overview
PART 2: Dash Rail values
PART 3: The Dash Plan (With pictures)
PART 4: Initial timetable (open to suggestion)
PART 1
Check out the map for our proposed services. It uses the existing rail infrastructure too!
PART: 2
DASH Values:
- Canterbury owned: Once established the commuity will own the service and it will NOT be sold to foreign entities. Canterbury will run it and build the next generation fleet using NZ education and NZ manufacturing.
- Working with local schools , businesses and councils we can make this a benchmark service.
- Scholarships and funding for biofuel research, the next generation carriages and community projects for homeless and at risk youth
PART: 3
DASH PLAN:
FYI -We are in a race against a foreign buyer for Aucklands rolling stock that we intend to use.
STEP 1: BUY 4 x ADK sets with capacity for 560 passengers per set. AND there is room for your bike!
STEP 2: The community will refine our plan on operations
STEP 3: Get our partners to carry out the work required
STEP 4: Start running trains (refining the services constantly)
STEP 5: Run the trains completely on alternative fuel within 5 years (Sooner with enough funding)
PART 4:
TIMETABLE
This is our current goal timetable
Comments
3 Weeks
02/04/2017 at 1:16 AM
Hi everyone, as we hit the 3 week to go mark, share our pages like wildfire :) . I'm doing a leaflet drop in Christchurch, Rangiora and Rolleston this week and hitting the corporate sector as well.
Canterbury needs this, and it'd be great if it was owned by the people.
T
You need to pledge to see this update.
Surveys on our Facebook page: Connect Canterbury
29/03/2017 at 8:40 PM
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X6ZZ5WT Rangiora / Kaiapoi / Belfast / Papanui / Riccarton
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XZ62ZVJ Darfield / Rolleston / Kirwee / Templeton / Hornby
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N83P9HK Waipara / Amberley
Us in the media :)
21/03/2017 at 8:32 PM
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90457839/commuter-trains-proposed-for-christchurch
Underway!!!
10/03/2017 at 7:27 PM
Big thanks to everyone who've helped so far and for the generous pledges to get us started. We appreciate you :)
29/03/2017 at 5:29am
27/03/2017 at 3:51pm
27/03/2017 at 11:43am
26/03/2017 at 5:46pm
25/03/2017 at 9:20pm
25/03/2017 at 1:52pm
25/03/2017 at 9:38am
25/03/2017 at 8:08am
25/03/2017 at 12:16am
"I pledge with pleasure. It is time to put our money and support behind this fabulous initiative. "
24/03/2017 at 8:56am
23/03/2017 at 9:40pm
23/03/2017 at 8:54pm
23/03/2017 at 8:26pm
"Fantastic news, glad to support this worthy cause :-)"
23/03/2017 at 12:09am
22/03/2017 at 11:19pm
22/03/2017 at 10:50pm
22/03/2017 at 11:11am
22/03/2017 at 8:19am
"I first daughter was born there and my partner lived there for years so we still have ties there"
21/03/2017 at 9:26pm
21/03/2017 at 9:43am
21/03/2017 at 9:27am
20/03/2017 at 10:59pm
"Let's make it happen "
20/03/2017 at 7:50pm
20/03/2017 at 4:59pm
"If Tane has got his numbers even half right, then this is an very important development opportunity of Canterbury."
20/03/2017 at 10:36am
"Christchurch should definitely split the commuter load across multiple modes, rail seems a no-brainer given the historic infrastructure!"
20/03/2017 at 10:16am
20/03/2017 at 9:09am
20/03/2017 at 1:14am
19/03/2017 at 10:20pm
19/03/2017 at 8:57pm
"I fully back this commuter rail service, it's long overdue."