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Well, it would make a lot of sense wouldn’t it?

I’m surprised Maxx & co haven’t smelt the CRC and decided to cash in on their existing, but seemingly idle infrastructure.

3 trains a day on Saturday and Sunday

I’d run 3 trains each weekend day up to Helensville, one early in the morning, one arriving in Helensville in time for lunch and another later in the afternoon.

So, who’d catch it?

• Road Cyclists who aren’t yet cycling the full Auckland to Helensville and back. They could ride one way, and train the other.
• Mountain Bikers stopping at the fictitious “Woodhill Train Station” and riding into the forest from there
• Adventure Sports - the guys at Tree Adventures and the 4WD operation could run a small shuttle down to the train station to collect people
• Dog Walkers - wouldn’t that be a hoot - a carriage full of of energetic hounds going out and content, sweaty pooches going back.
• Families - what a great day trip and outing through the country with smaller children - I know mine loved going on their very frequent train rides.
• The Brunch Set - Create a party atmosphere where people can catch the train out to Helensville, have a great lunch or brunch with a few glasses of wine and then cruise back to town afterwards

It’s all down to our attitudes and Maxx to make it happen.

I wonder if the good folks at BikeParks, Vorb and FreeRide’n can add some clout?

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1. Hey dude. Transport for me from south auckland is a killer on costs(60km drivew each way sure sucks the gas). If this concept bacame a reality, I would use it very frequently, if you didn’t mind having a muddy bike or two onthe train!
   Good luck with your concept.

   Comment by Paul — March 29, 2006 @ 6:21 pm

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