Unidentified train victim wakes up
A critically injured man who was struck by a train in Levin has woken up and acknowledged his name is Alan.
A critically injured man who was struck by a train in Levin has woken up and acknowledged his name is Alan.
Police have released photographs of the injured man as a "last resort" in an effort to identify him.
Civil engineer and company director John Leuchars has been appointed as a director of KiwiRail.
The name Alan was muttered by the man hit by a train in Levin on Friday night and may offer a clue to his identity.
The Govt's three-year, $750m commitment to strengthen KiwiRail is not enough in comparison to the huge amount already committed to roading, Labour says.
The Government will invest an initial $250 million as part of a $4.6 billion long term plan to turn around KiwiRail, John Key announced today.
Two investigations will begin today into last night's train crash in Melbourne which injured five people.
Aucklanders aren't too fussed where their trains are built - 100 years on, they just want a service.
Labour and the Greens are throwing their weight behind a union campaign for KiwiRail to build Auckland's new rail units.
Kiwirail train drivers have been disciplined for seven serious safety breaches in the past two years, including failing drug or alcohol tests and falling asleep on the job.