Wellington commuter woes continue

Published: 8:08AM Thursday March 18, 2010 Source: NZPA

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Issues continue to plague Wellington's train network, after three separate faults caused cancellations and delays on Wednesday.

Thursday's 7.05am Taita service in the Hutt Valley was cancelled after an "operational issue", Tranz Metro says on its website.

The 7.19am Taita service was delayed by up to 10 minutes "due to a mechanical issue", and the Capital Connection service was running up to 15 minutes late "due to operational issues".

A mechanical fault led to Wednesday's 7.27am and 8.00am Taita services being cancelled.

And a signal and points failure at about 11.00am saw trains replaced by buses between Plimmerton and Paraparaumu.

A telecommunications fault near Trentham, in the Hutt Valley, caused delays of up to 40 minutes on the Hutt Valley line between 6.50am and 8.10am also on Wednesday.

The same fault also led to the cancellation of the 8.10am Plimmerton train, on the main trunk line north.

They were the latest of numerous faults in recent months which had coincided with a drop in commuter numbers.

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