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![Warning over quiet electric trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Warning over quiet electric trains
New electric trains could become a quiet, fast-moving hazard for the unwary when they start running in Auckland on Monday.
![New trains' air-con hiccup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New trains' air-con hiccup
Acoustic engineers have been trying to soften the air-conditioning noise on Auckland's new electric trains with a week to go before they are rolled out for commuter use.
![Mystery of the new great train robber](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mystery of the new great train robber
His identity is a mystery - but the hedge fund exec who dodged $83,000-worth of train fares has got the villagers of Stonegate gossiping.
![Fare dodger foots $83,000 bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fare dodger foots $83,000 bill
How did a high-flying executive manage to avoid paying $82,000 in train tickets over five years during his commute into London (and how did he get caught?)
![Rail clips the ticket, ferry trips fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rail clips the ticket, ferry trips fall
Auckland rail patronage is at a record high, but transport officials are scratching their heads over a 16 per cent fall in ferry trips last month.
![Asbestos test results for KiwiRail locomotives expected today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Asbestos test results for KiwiRail locomotives expected today
Forty of the state-owned company's locomotives were taken out of action following the discovery of the potentially deadly material in a soundproofing compound inside one of the vehicles.
![Asbestos on trains could cost workers lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Asbestos on trains could cost workers lives
Cost-cutting exercises by KiwiRail could end up costing workers their lives if tests on Chinese-made trains show positive results for asbestos.
![Editorial: Mayor's cash offer for rail premature and unwise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Mayor's cash offer for rail premature and unwise
Mayor Len Brown sounds keener than ever, for obvious reasons, to see work start on the Auckland central rail link. He needs to be seen to be effective again.
![$250m fast-track offer derailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
$250m fast-track offer derailed
PM John Key has rebuffed a $250m offer from Auckland Mayor Len Brown to kick-start the $2.86b City Rail Link, saying it's on track for 2020.
![Revealed: Our deadly crossings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Revealed: Our deadly crossings
The country's most dangerous rail crossings - including one in Auckland - have been revealed as authorities plead with motorists to take care following a spate of near collisions.
![Drivers warned as too many near-misses with trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Drivers warned as too many near-misses with trains
A spate of near-collisions between motorists and trains at level crossings have prompted a warning to drivers.
![Four rail workers attacked in past week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Four rail workers attacked in past week
Arrests have been made after four workers were attacked on Auckland's rail network in the past week, sparking a union call for better protection.
![Auckland train staff attacked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Auckland train staff attacked
Concerns have been raised for Auckland train staff after two inspectors were assaulted in broad daylight, one of them kicked and punched to the ground by eight people.
!['Bizarre' eel incidents worry train driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Bizarre' eel incidents worry train driver
A Taieri Gorge Railway employee is fed up after the second "bizarre" incident in which a live eel has been dangled from a rail bridge and hit by a train.
![Waterfront dispute between top ports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Waterfront dispute between top ports
A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.
![Gathering steam at the Waipuna Junction railway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Gathering steam at the Waipuna Junction railway
Waipuna Junction railway station is sure to appeal to both young and old. Stephanie Chamberlain hops on for a ride.
![Scrub fire stops trains in Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Scrub fire stops trains in Hamilton
A scrub fire has forced a halt to train traffic outside Hamilton.
![All aboard for the Chateau](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
All aboard for the Chateau
Penny Lewis lets the train take the strain as she journeys through the Central North Island.
![Youth climate group push for light rail system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Youth climate group push for light rail system
A painted cardboard train was paraded through central Wellington today in a push for a light rail system to be given the go-ahead.
!['Highway hypnosis' behind NY train wreck?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Highway hypnosis' behind NY train wreck?
A fatal train crash in New York that killed four people and injured 60 others could be a case of 'highway hypnosis'.
![Mathew Dearnaley: City's rail service enters new electric era](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mathew Dearnaley: City's rail service enters new electric era
It was hard to believe we were whooshing through South Auckland at 112km/h between high-speed braking trials on the first electric train, writes Mathew Dearnaley.
![Electric trains are coming your way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Electric trains are coming your way
Ninety years after Auckland's leaders began hankering after electric trains in 1923, the city is poised to join the world of modern rail transport.