RO-2026-106 Safe working irregularity, Train MP6, between Papakura and Wiri, Auckland, 23 July 2026

Rail

Published date: Not yet published
Accident/Incident date: 23 July 2026
Status: In progress
Jurisdiction: New Zealand

The Commission is investigating a safe working irregularity that occurred around 1250am on 23 July 2026, on North Island Main Trunk Line between Papakura and Wiri, Auckland.

Executive summary Tuhinga whakarāpopoto

The Commission is investigating a safe working irregularity that occurred around 1250am on 23 July 2026, on North Island Main Trunk Line between Papakura and Wiri, Auckland.

The reported circumstances were that blocking was incorrectly removed by Train Control, resulting in a near miss between track workers and a northbound freight train designated MP6.