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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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Passengers wait to be picked up after the crash (Reuters)

Days of train delays for NY commuters

Thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around Connecticut and to New York City after a rail line was crippled by a derailment and crash.

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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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National Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days (AAP)

'Amazing' no deaths in train crash

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided.

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Chief Superintendent Gaetan Chourchesne of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (AAP)

2 arrests in Canada train terror plot video

Two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida "elements" in Iran.

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The HOP card rollout has been plagued with problems

Auckland's HOP woes exposed video

Auckland's integrated ticketing system HOP has been plagued with problems since it's introduction.

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Melling Station is closed (file)

Train crashes through barrier in Lower Hutt

A commuter heading to Lower Hutt has been hospitalised after the train he was on crashed into a concrete barrier at Melling Station this morning.

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Capital Connection safe for two years

KiwiRail has announced it will continue to operate the Palmerston North to Wellington commuter train service.

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Police name Manawatu train victim

Police have named the man killed after being hit by a train near Palmerston North this morning.

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Police believe man hit twice by trains

A man is dead after possibly being hit by two trains near Palmerston North.

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The train was on its way to Wellington (file)

Man killed by Palmerston Nth train

A man has been struck and killed by a train near a Palmerston North railway station this morning.

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Michael Ohutu had been celebrating a friend's birthday, and it's a mystery what he was doing on the railway line so far from his home and the party

Mystery surrounds train death video

Police are investigating how a 19-year-old man was run over by two trains near Te Awamutu.

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The woman's wheelchair got stuck in the tracks

Train victim's mother 'appalled' by ACC video

The mother of a disabled woman hit by a train in Auckland last week says she's barely coping, and needs financial help.

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Emergency services at the level crossing in the Auckland suburb of Morningside

Rail crossing safety questioned

Several people have got their wheelchairs stuck in tracks at a crossing where a woman was struck and dragged by a freight train.

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The woman's electric chair became stuck in the rails as the train bore down on her

Heroes 'wrestled' to free woman video

The heroic efforts of two passersby have saved the life of a woman in a wheelchair who was hit by a freight train.

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Woman killed by train in Christchurch

Police have confirmed a woman has been killed by a train on tracks between two Christchurch parks, the second train death in the city this month.

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The scene of the incident last night

Man killed by train in Christchurch

A man is dead after he was hit by a train in Christchurch last night.

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Delays for Auckland train commuters

West Auckland train commuters will face delays this morning due to an “operational incident” near Kingsland.

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The front carriage of the train embedded in the station (Channel Seven)

Brisbane train derails, at least 8 hurt

Ten people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a train crashed into a station in Brisbane.

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