Fatality sparks safety call, and experts warn that quieter trains will increase risks.

After 70 years with the country's railways, octogenarian tradesman Ron Jones is nowhere near ready to hang up his overalls.

Passengers on Auckland's new electric trains - the first of which was unveiled yesterday - will enjoy the spaciousness of open carriages from one end to the other.

Auckland Transport has sacked a senior manager amid an investigation into allegations of corruption over roading contracts.

The 18-year-old who died after the van she was in plunged off an alpine highway had given birth last year.

Shrouded in bubble-wrap, the first of Auckland's 57 new electric trains has arrived from its Spanish factory.

Auckland Transport has called on external investigators to guide its inquiry into corruption claims and has stood down a senior manager on indefinite leave.

Sick of driving in Auckland's traffic, Elisabeth Easther explores Auckland by train.

Actor Jamie Robinson (pictured) is one of two spandex-clad human railroad crossings in Auckland.

Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city's railway.

Two large public transport organisations - Auckland Transport and KiwiRail - are holding inquiries into separate allegations of corruption over contracts.

Auckland Transport is resisting pressure from TV3's owners to buy them out of their studios above the city's underground rail project.

A pregnant mother who ran more than 2km after an Auckland train cut her off from her three young sons has received an apology from the rail company.

Rail supporters say transport chiefs are being short-sighted in wanting to close a station next to where hundreds of new homes are planned for South Auckland.

A downtown Auckland shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the multibillion-dollar Central Rail Link.

It took a car wreck to turn Nik Kennedy into a diehard rail commuter, in the dark days before Britomart, but now he wouldn't turn back the clock.

Don Kavanagh falls in love with cross-country travel the way people used to do it.

Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.

Auckland Transport boss Lester Levy won't rule out ditching rail operator Veolia if it can't shape up.

Phil Twyford got the last laugh, noting that Gerry Brownlee had only days earlier dismissed the city rail link as "a short, little loop", writes John Armstrong.

Mayor Len Brown can take a bow. He deserves most of the credit for making the rail link his own project and doggedly promoting it.

Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland City Rail Link.

Europe’s rail network has long enabled travellers to piece together unique itineraries. A new high-speed connection from London to Barcelona will be a welcome addition. Gavin Bertram reports.

Rob McFarland revels in the opulence of a two-day rail trip in Africa.

Auckland's northwestern settlement of Waitakere is to lose passenger trains after more than 130 years.