Michael Cullen's View

The Minister of Finance has recently commented on the busway verus rail debate. His comments are reported in today's Dominion Post. I can't find the story on line, but this press release from Peter Dunne refers to the same comments.

I'm not sure why Peter Dunne is making a big deal about the cost differences, when even TransMetro's biased flyer showed rail more expensive than busway (as per Greater Wellington's figures). Mr Dunne's "$5m" to upgrade the rail is bizzare, given than each rail unit costs about $3m.