TranzAlpine locomotive, fuel leak, near Arthur’s Pass, 5 August 2025
Status
Current
Occurrence Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
The Commission is investigating an incident involving the TranzAlpine service on 5 August 2025. The reported circumstances were that the train was travelling towards Christchurch. At Arthur’s Pass station after passing through Otira tunnel, the locomotive engineer reported diesel leaking onto the running board of the lead locomotive DXC5379.