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KiwiRail chief executive Jim Quinn's five year contract will not be renewed when it expires in February next year (file)

KiwiRail chief executive to leave

KiwiRail is dumping its chief executive Jim Quinn when his contract ends next year, saying it needs a change.

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The workers leapt off the tracks when they saw the train

Man who nearly caused train crash on drugs

A rail worker who almost cost two co-workers their lives when he forgot to check if they were on the tracks before a train passed had cannabis in his system.

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Passengers were helped to disembark yesterday (Photo: Jamie Burt/3 News)

Wellington trains back on tracks

Wellington's ageing Ganz Mavag fleet is back in service but it could be two years before it's known why a train derailed in rush hour.

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Four people were hurt, treated at the scene by paramedics for bumps and bruises

Train fleet pulled for inspection video

Twenty-six of Wellington's old commuter trains have been taken off the rails for urgent safety checks.

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The buckled steel of the carriage's floor (photo: supplied)

'The wheel came up through the floor' video

All 350 passengers on board a commuter train that derailed en route to central Wellington this morning have been evacuated.

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The union maintains the service should continue operating  (file)

Union relieved no KiwiRail jobs to go

The Rail and Maritime Transport Union is relieved no staff will lose their jobs as a result of KiwiRail's suspension of the Christchurch-Picton service over winter.

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A crane can be seen fixing Aratere's radar (photo: NZ First)

All 3 Interislanders out of action

All three Interislander ferries are out of action this afternoon, with severe winds and mechanical failures affecting operations.

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The Rail and Maritime Transport Union says it would like more overbridges and underpasses to keep trains away from pedestrians and traffic

Rail accident exposes job cuts - union

The union for rail workers says the near death of a wheelchair user at an Auckland level crossing exposes the dangers of cutting staff.

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The Morningside pedestrian crossing

KiwiRail apologises for rail accident video

KiwiRail has apologised for an accident in which a wheelchair-bound woman was critically injured by a train in February.

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KiwiRail says fares need to reflect the true cost of running the train  (file)

Fares rise on threatened train service

Fares on the Palmerston North to Wellington commuter train are set to rise by five to 10 percent.

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The Coastal Pacific train crossing a Picton street (Wikipedia Commons)

Coastal train cut back after big losses

A dramatic post-quake drop in Christchurch tourism has forced KiwiRail to suspend its Coastal Pacific train service for the winter.

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KiwiRail hits back at gas incident claims

KiwiRail is hitting back at a union's claims five workers were nearly overcome by toxic gases in the country's longest rail tunnel.

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The chairperson of the group says is disgusting that it's taken a woman to be almost killed by a train for something to be done

Train accident 'could have been avoided' video

A disability advocacy group says numerous complaints about the railway crossing where a woman in a wheelchair was injured were ignored.

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Auckland has dozens of the rail and road crossings, and there's been talk of making them safer for a decade

Safety of rail crossings in question video

A woman in an electric wheelchair got stuck on a rail crossing, and as people leapt to her aid, she was hit by the train.

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Woman killed by train named

Police are trying to find out what a woman was doing in the hours up to her being killed while crossing railway tracks in Christchurch.

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No probe into KiwiRail's Chinese buys

The Auditor-General has derailed a Labour request to probe KiwiRail's decision to buy train engines and wagons from China.

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Sections of the line were washed out during a storm last year

Not enough freight to fix line - KiwiRail

KiwiRail says it won't repair the damaged Gisborne to Napier rail track unless a certain amount of freight can be guaranteed for the route.

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Trains disrupted after woman struck

Train services north of Porirua have been disrupted after a woman was struck by a train.

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Review contradicts KiwiRail decision video

An independent review has raised doubts over KiwiRail's decision to abandon the Napier-to-Gisborne rail link.

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The rail line was mothballed in December after KiwiRail (file pic)

Fightback to revive Gisborne-Napier line

A review has raised questions about figures conclusions used by KiwiRail to mothball the Gisborne to Napier rail line.

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