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The derailed commuter train.

A Wellington local who was one of the first on the scene of the weekend's commuter train crash has described seeing "lots of blood" in the driver's cabin.

Buses would replace trains between Wellington and Johnsonville until at least Wednesday after Saturday's crash.

A train heading to Wellington city was diverted onto a short section of track and hit a concrete barrier about 7.20pm on Saturday night.