More links and websites
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Level crossings
Safety rules for crossing railway tracks.
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KiwiRail
The KiwiRail site includes a good section of safety and compliance.
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Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport develops transport policies for New Zealand.
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New Zealand disasters
A timeline of major New Zealand disasters, starting in 1846, which includes the Ongarue, Hyde and Tangiwai disasters.
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Rail accident investigation
Reports of investigations into rail accidents by the Transport Accident Investigation Committee.
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Tangiwai railway disaster
An account of the Tangiwai rail disaster, 1953.
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TrackSAFE New Zealand
This website, developed by the Chris Cairns Foundation with the support of KiwiRail, provides information about rail safety.
More suggestions and sources
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Atkinson, Neill. Trainland: how railways made New Zealand. Auckland: Random House, 2007.
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Churchman, Geoffrey B. Danger ahead: New Zealand railway accidents in the modern era. Wellington: IPL, 1991.
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Conly, Geoff, and Graham Stewart. Tragedy on the track: Tangiwai and other New Zealand railway accidents. Wellington: Grantham House, 1986.
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Watson, James. Links: a history of transport and New Zealand society. Wellington: Ministry of Transport, 1996.