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I removed the above sentence because I'm not exactly sure what it means. CC @Hazhk: - it could mean:
More track than at any time in rail transport history in NZ is now closed (yes that's true, but that's always been the case since 1952)
More track has been closed under KiwiRail since 2008 than any other entity? I'm not sure this is true and it would need a citation because it's highly likely NZR 1880 - 1982 closed a lot of track, NZ Railways Corp 1982 - 1991 closed a lot (e.g. Otago Central line);
Actual lines have been closed but not removed (i.e. mothballed), which is certainly true as we now have a lot of branch lines mothballed which in NZ's recent history is unusual.
Overall the sentence is unclear and I don't think adds much. To my mind the should mention that the network reached its peak in 1952 and has declined in route length since then, mainly due to rural branchline closures. If there's a comment on lines closed under KiwiRail then that needs to be clearer --LJ Holden23:49, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the part about track closures because it was not made clear where they took place. More importantly, this is the lead, and the full explanation that there were closures of rural branches while the urban passenger networks expanded (certainly in Auckland, dunno in Wellington) would be just too much detail in the lead. I've noticed that there's a trend toward putting more and more detail into leads, some of it very trivial. Every time an editor adds something he/she thinks is important, another comes along and fleshes it out, detailing all the exceptions and irregularities. To be honest, I think there's no need for the final sentence of the lead to be present in this article, and I nearly deleted it too. It's unreferenced. Akld guy (talk) 01:16, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@LJ Holden: I recommend that you add more sources to cover every paragraph in this article, otherwise the GAN will likely not pass. Also, make sure to double check your use of dashes and fansites. SounderBruce00:39, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]