1000-tonne freight train and passenger trip nearly collide at stop sign

A freight train travelled 50m past a stop signal before halting near Westfield.

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Keiller MacDuffRNZ·4 Jun, 2026 09:29 PM4 mins to readA freight train travelled 50m past a stop signal before halting near Westfield. Photo / RNZ, Katy Gosset, fileA freight train travelled 50m past a stop signal before halting near Westfield. Photo / RNZ, Katy Gosset, fileBy Keiller MacDuff of RNZThe Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) says it is concerned at the number of trains driving past stop signs, as it releases a report into a near miss between a thousand-tonne freight train and a passenger train in February 2025.

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