Earthquake in New Zealand

[philipmartin]

Railcar RM31 "tokomaru" on the taranaki tour.
http://youtu.be/abrS6bM-Wjo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.railcars.co.nz/rm31.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.railcars.co.nz/about_us.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[David Benton]

I think you've covered just about every line , Philip , Except the one the earthquake was on .

[philipmartin]

I take a scatter gun approach. I'm bound to hit something. I'm like a blind person; I don't know what I'm looking for, but that railcar video shows off nice scenery.
Ciao, (I think that's Maori for so-long. - sorry Benny.)

[george matthews]

The Maoris are not from Italy, where ciao means something like: so long.

[philipmartin]

David says that I have covered every line except the one the earthquake was on. Perhaps this is the one: the Wellington Cable Car. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Cable_Car" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.museumswellington.org.nz/cable-car-museum/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Photo below: "Kelburne Cable Car from Salamanca station, 1910" It sounds kind of Spanish somehow.

[David Benton]

Wellington was badly affected, I'm not sure if the cable car was or not.

Here is a video on the Coastal Pacific, the line that is closed.


https://youtu.be/Rh3RHJhOwfs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anyone heard from "John the fireman" , John Ashworth , he hasnt been on here since Nov 10th ? I hope he is ok , he did mention having trouble logging in from Sudan, but that he was only there for a week.

[philipmartin]

A very nice video, David. It never occurred to me to take my train pictures from a helicopter. It's good.
Sobering thought about John. I just looked at the Friends of the Rail websit and didn't see anything about a bereavement.
Here's a bit about Wellington and the recent earthquakes. http://earthquaketrack.com/p/new-zealan ... ton/recent" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[philipmartin]

Here are bits of information about the Kaikoura earthquake from RNZ. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/ ... dam-breach" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Robberies in New Zealand from Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player?a ... =201824673" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Effects of earthquake on Goose Bay, Kaikoura, nine days later: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYaHfq-Lck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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[philipmartin]

After shock in Scargill: RNZ.

http://youtu.be/amvUf-wy3lA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Getting out of Kaikoura, RNZ:

http://youtu.be/J34ZoEJsTh8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[philipmartin]

http://youtu.be/3N2r0eAum8U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kaikoura since the quake.

[David Benton]

Don't know if it is mentioned in any of these links, but the Supermarket chain that has a few $100 000 worth of food, stuck on the train north of Kaikoura, has donated it to the town of Kaikoura.
I believe the train is accessible by 4wd , and the army have suitable trucks in Kaikoura to retrieve it.

[philipmartin]

BBC on Kaikoura:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38076443" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[RussNelson]

Don't know if it is mentioned in any of these links, but the Supermarket chain that has a few $100 000 worth of food, stuck on the train north of Kaikoura, has donated it to the town of Kaikoura.
I believe the train is accessible by 4wd , and the army have suitable trucks in Kaikoura to retrieve it.

Good on 'em!

[David Benton]

Earthquake repairs crucial to 'viability of rail in New Zealand'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8723659 ... ew-zealand" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[philipmartin]

Interesting "stuff" video. Would the loss of rail service have an affect on you personally, David?