€49 for a months all-you-can-travel rail pass. Meanwhile in NZ it costs €100 ($180) from Picton to Christchurch

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/09/08/france-will-launch-a-49-rail-pass-after-the-success-of-the-deutschlandticket

#TheFutureIsRail #SaveOurTrains

True facts...

#saveourtrains #thefutureisrail #trains #nzpol

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/05/04/john-campbell-why-wont-we-invest-in-the-rail-services-we-need/

I think John Campbell might be the best New Zealander. Not solely because he wrote this blindingly good article about trains in Aotearoa, but it's certainly a contributing factor. A must read. #saveourtrains #thefutureisrail #trains #nzpol #NZtwits https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/05/04/john-campbell-why-wont-we-invest-in-the-rail-services-we-need/

If you're in Aotearoa NZ and care about public transport, this post is worth reading. Written by Darren & Malcolm, two transport planners (and fellow #saveourtrains campaigners), it highlights an urgent need, plus a lack of forward thinking from successive governments. There's no time to waste 🚆🛤️🚄 https://www.railconference.info/blog/lower-north-island-passenger-rail-a-tragedy-in-two-parts #nzpol #NZTwits #trains

Another holiday, another traffic apocalypse.
This photo contains one train's worth of travellers.
Perhaps two.
But our trains don't run on holidays.

Things don't need to be Like This.
And if we just ran the trains we already have as holiday services, not to mention expand them, we'd be saving time, money, emissions and making thousands of people's lives easier and happier.

That we fail to understand that, is a symptom of the #CarBrain #motonormativity

#SaveOurTrains #NoCarNoProblem

When did Kiwis relinquish the government's responsibility to ensure that the people and industries of NZ were connected, why, when small towns and regions became disconnected and the wealth began to flow into the cities was there no outcry that our towns are dying? We need #RegionalRail to support the recovery of New Zealand's communities, to connect people to hope and opportunity, to support our green initiatives, to provide affordable homes and business opportunities across NZ. #SaveOurTrains