'Inadequate': Lack of crew, safety plan made Auckland train accident more likely
The train slid 55m on its side before stopping.
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Escape from death: The words that saved a rail crash survivor's life
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'She died in my arms': Tangiwai survivor recalls 'scene from hell'
Witnesses share their stories in episode one of Tangiwai: A Forgotten History
New Zealanders' Tangiwai memories
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'The scene from hell': Survivors reveal the true horror of NZ's worst rail disaster
A six-part series on the train crash that rocked New Zealand.
Bluebridge Cook Strait ferry forced to turn back after hitting wharf
The hull has been damaged and there is a small hole above the water line.
Lucky escape as train collides with car in Southland
A person suffered moderate injuries in crash.
Indian passenger trains collide, killing 13 and injuring 25
The incoming train slammed into a stationary train in Vizianagaram, in Andhra Pradesh.
'Enough is enough': Student calls for safety measures at rail crossings following tragedy
"School kids have the right to be safe going to and from school," Gia Nelson said.
Train collides with car in Canterbury
The crash is the third incident involving a train in the region this week.
'Vibing along': Mum's tribute to teen fatally struck by train while listening to music
Shaun Reynolds, 18, died while 'vibing along to his music dancing along the train tracks'.
'She was just so young': Grieving mum of schoolgirl hit by train speaks of heartbreak
'It’s awful to go to her grave and to know that she’s there and we’re leaving her there.'
Motorists fined for failing to stop at Wairarapa train crossing
A person was seriously injured in Waingawa after a train hit their car in July.
The team behind a tragedy: How experts help school children after trauma
The team was called in to help after the train tragedy in Mount Maunganui.
KiwiRail's Rail Safety Week 2023
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Train crashes: 40 collisions, 305 near misses in last year
Ten people have lost their lives after train collisions in the last year.
Truck rolls, train hits ute as three injured in Tararua crashes
The train was still on the tracks but stopped a few hundred metres from the intersection.
Safety concerns after Masterton rail crossing crash
The rail crossing accident on Norfolk Road opens up a safety discussion.
'Extensive damage': Person trapped after crash between train and car
The person is seriously injured.
Train service banned from Auckland metro area after collision concerns
The driver failed to obey safety signals, putting the train at risk of a collision.
Rail emergency in Wellington closes State Highway 1
Buses are replacing rail services between Wellington and Petone.
Signal error led to India train crash that killed more than 300
The error led one train to wrongly change tracks.
Indian train tragedy: At least 288 dead, more than 900 injured
More than 200 people are still believed to be trapped in the wreckage.
KiwiRail fined $350k after crew member crushed at work
The worker's injury continues to impact his everyday life.
Netherlands train crash: One dead and many injured
A train partially derailed near the Dutch city of The Hague.
Normal train services resume hours after second slip near track
Auckland Transport earlier said the left track heading to Britomart was closed.
Greece train crash: At least 43 killed, minister resigns
Passenger train smashed headlong into freight carrier at 140km/h.
Watch: Rescue underway in Greece after train crash
A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in Greece. Video / AP
Head-on train crash in Greece kills 36, injures 85
A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train.
Ohio village residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment
Residents can return after crews burned toxic chemicals following Ohio train derailment.
50-carriage freight train derailment causes huge fire, evacuations in US
Hazardous materials on board but response tricky as water pumps on trucks froze.
Marton fatal rail crash: Permit costs 'prohibitive'
Contractors hadn't applied to be there because the permit cost too much.