City of Sprawl

Electrified rail provides passenger movements equivalent to 7 lanes of traffic, with 10 times the peak capacity of current motorway systems!

It's frustrating most of the line is already in place, with electrification being of the essence for an effective modern system. While Wellington isn't quite as linear as Auckland, it's looking increasingly unlikely we'll soon see urban rail either.

Thanks for posting the videos, really worthwhile.

Here's an interesting debate between Tom Beard, and some local Rand-droids