Trains

Former Conservative Party politician Michael Portillo is now most famous for exploring England with the aid of a 19th-century tourist handbook on the BBC series Great British Railway Journeys. Audio

After storm damage closed the track in 2012, the line is reopening thanks to $5 million in funding from the government's Provincial Growth Fund. Video, Audio

Services in and out of the Auckland CBD's only train station might not be fully back up and running until Saturday. Video, Audio

Auckland Transport says it's done all it could to alert train passengers to major disruptions following a train derailment this morning. Britomart is likely to remain closed tomorrow morning. Audio

Three carriages of a train carrying 33 people came off tracks this morning, halting all services running to and from the CBD station. It's not known when the station will reopen. Video, Audio

At least 15,000 Aucklanders are facing major disruptions after Auckland's only central city train station, and the city's train hub, Britomart, was shut down due to a train derailment. Video, Audio

Transport planner James Tinnion-Morgan has moved to NZ to add his expertise to the mix to get Auckland's public transport network up to scratch. He's drawing on 30 years experience working all over… Audio

The Auckland rail network should be back to normal soon with the drivers' union and Transdev coming to an agreement, after a week of strike action.  Audio

The managing director of Transdev talks about what's delaying a resolution in its talks with the train drivers' union over safety concerns about the new train security regime. Audio

The spokesman for the Rail and Maritime Union John Kerr says there's been no progress in train security talks with Auckland Transport which has led to drivers not working overtime and the disruption… Audio

Officials say an Amtrak train that collided with a parked freight train in South Carolina, killing the Amtrak engineer and conductor, was on the wrong track. Video, Audio

Metlink responds to criticism after trains cancelled Audio

We return to Wellington, which is in gridlock and hundreds of commuters are still stranded after an electrical fault grounded all the city's electric trains. Video, Audio

Hundreds of Wellington commuters are stranded at Wellington's main train station after an electrical fault grounded all the city's electric trains. Eric Frykberg joins us from the scene. Video, Audio

A local company with Chinese backing wants to take wealthy tourists through regional New Zealand, and have the train cross the Cook Strait on a rail ferry. Video, Audio