ONE NEWS: Green Party MP Sue Kedgley's plan to catch the Johnsonville train into Wellington to launch her party's transport plan for the city was derailed on Wednesday morning.
The trains were off track for a couple of hours while maintenance work was done on the lines, but Kedgley was able to get a replacement bus instead.
The Greens' transport strategy for Wellington aimed to eliminate congestion in Wellington, make public transport affordable, and reduce carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.
"Wellington desperately needs more trains, more buses, and better public transport," Kedgley says.
"We will double central Government funding available for public transport infrastructure so that ratepayers and public transport users aren't unfairly burdened with the costs of expanding services."
Kedgley says the rail network needed to be connected from main station to the airport using light rail.
"It will run on clean, renewable electric power and cost less than half the amount of Transmission Gully."
The party also wanted a regional cycle network completed by making it stretch right around the harbour.
"Trains and buses at peak hour are currently crammed full, while off peak services are relatively empty. The Green Party will introduce $1 off peak fares to encourage people to travel during off peak hours."
Kedgley says the plan would make the city more people friendly.
A Tranz Metro spokesman said trains were up and running again shortly after 10am.
"It just happened to be that Sue Kedgley's train was one of the those caught in the bus replacement but we still got her into Wellington."
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