Auckland Rail Transport Network Ltd.

Body responsible for Auckland rail transport.

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Evans, Malcolm, 1945- :Britomart. New Zealand Herald, 8 July 2003.

Date: 2003

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-002-299

Description: Sir Dove-Myer Robinson leans out a train window waving a flag with the Auckland City logo. The train is passing a sign reading 'Britomart'. Refers to the completion of Auckland's Britomart transport centre, and to Robinson's early advocacy in the 1970s of rail transport in Auckland. Extended Title - It's taken a while Robbie. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

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Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:"... then Lennie the Lame Engine found his way blocked by the ...

Date: 2012

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024662

Description: 'Lennie the Lame Engine' (Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown) finds that the (Auckland City) rail loop is blocked by 'The Fat Controller' (Minister of Transport, Gerry Brownlee). The efforts of the Auckland City Council to establish a full urban rail transport system, a project especially promoted by the Mayor, was blocked by the reluctance of the Ministry of Transport to commit to it. The cartoon refers to the characters in a popular series of children's books 'Thomas the Tank Engine', which features a 'Fat Controller' resembling the Minister of Transport. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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