Passenger train T404 Geyserland Express, collision with motor vehicle, near Ruakura, 23 December 1993
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
93-129
On 23 December 1993 Train 404 collided with a motor vehicle near Ruakura. The safety issues identified in the investigation were the siting of trackside structures, the frangibility of trackside structures, the speed of the railcar and the timetable of the railcar service, and the conspicuity of level crossing flashing lights against the sun at low angles of elevation.
Location
near Ruakura (-37.744792,175.367724) [may be approximate]