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RO-2026-102 Safe working irregularity, track workers and freight train, Dunedin, 24 March 2026

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The Commission is investigating a safe working irregularity just North of Dunedin Railway Station. The reported circumstances included that a freight train entered a worksite after incorrect removal of blocking on the Main South Line between Dunedin and Sawyers Bay - resulting in a near miss between the freight train and track workers operating a Hi Rail Vehicle.