Speeds of hundreds of kilometres an hour now common on rail network.

Treasury is sitting on advice to the government about options for selling state assets, and is just waiting to be asked to produce it.

Riding the rails up Queensland's coast is a visual feast, writes Jim Eagles.

Wellington's Tranz Metro suspended all services in and out of the city bar one after a signals failure this evening, causing mass disruption at peak commuter time.

Anger among commuters trapped on a train crowded with U2 fans, rather than random idiocy, is being blamed for disrupted rail services to the first of the Irish band's two Mt Smart concerts.

Consultants have produced a glowing business case for a $2 billion-plus inner Auckland rail tunnel.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown expects a $2 billion rail tunnel through central Auckland to be completed within seven years, but who will pick up the bill remains uncertain.

The Australian stock market closed higher on a day when trade was dominated by the public float of Queensland freight railways, QR National.

A trackside fire has shut down train services on Auckland's Southern and Eastern line between Otahuhu and Papakura.