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Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains By Tane Apanui
About 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
The People Behind Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
Brendon Harre
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Versatile and hard working. I have licenses in aviation, truck and machine operation. Having lived abroad and travelled around the importance of good public transport infrastructure has really been made apparent to me. And so I want to bring a tried and proven mass transport option to Christchurch to help lower the burden on the roads, the environment and the lower the stress on our over stressed community.
Updates
3 Weeks
01:16AM Sun 02/04/17 on Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
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
08:40PM Wed 29/03/17 on Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
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
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Us in the media :)
08:32PM Tue 21/03/17 on Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90457839/commuter-trains-proposed-for-christchurch
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Underway!!!
07:27PM Fri 10/03/17 on Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
Big thanks to everyone who've helped so far and for the generous pledges to get us started. We appreciate you :)
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Jane Huggins
2017-03-12 11:31:06 +1300Jane Huggins has pledged on 1 campaign
“Thanks for taking the initiative and best of luck.”
Peggy Nobes
2017-03-12 11:17:22 +1300Peggy Nobes has pledged on 1 campaign
Kathryn
2017-03-12 10:17:45 +1300Kathryn has pledged on 1 campaign
Rochelle Savage
2017-03-12 10:09:39 +1300Rochelle Savage has pledged on 3 campaigns
“The traffic is getting worse from North Canterbury. Plus you can work or read on a train (2 hrs of additional work).”
Arron Perriam
2017-03-12 05:41:20 +1300Arron Perriam has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Tremendous idea and great initiative by Tane. You have our support. ”
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2017-03-11 18:25:25 +1300Jesse has pledged on 1 campaign
Rosalee Jenkin
2017-03-11 18:03:38 +1300Rosalee Jenkin has pledged on 11 campaigns
“Commuter rail for Canterbury is SO overdue!”
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Frank Spiewack
2017-03-11 14:34:37 +1300Frank Spiewack has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Great idea. Let's make his happen!”
Jimmy
2017-03-11 10:42:34 +1300Jimmy has pledged on 2 campaigns
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2017-03-11 10:07:51 +1300Jaya Mangalam Gibson has pledged on 15 campaigns
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2017-03-11 09:01:11 +1300Andy Rennie has pledged on 3 campaigns
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2017-03-11 08:28:52 +1300Paul Finch has pledged on 1 campaign
“Get in and support community action. ”
Kathryn Whitehead
2017-03-11 07:36:15 +1300Kathryn Whitehead has pledged on 1 campaign
“What an awesome concept!
Have you considered larger individual pledge options? ”
Max Middleton
2017-03-10 23:34:18 +1300Max Middleton has pledged on 1 campaign
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Ali Jones
2017-03-10 21:06:49 +1300Ali Jones has pledged on 3 campaigns
“This is awesome! Get cars AND buses off the roads. Stop spending hundreds of millions on building roads. Use what we already have. ”
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Dash Rail - Canterbury commuter trains
by Tane Apanui
Modern commuters around the world relax and ride the train. Let's do the same and make Christchurch much more accessible :D