TAIC report: Plimmerton train stopped 5m from workers after emergency brake pulled
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- A trainee train driver pulled the emergency brake after a worker was kneeling on the tracks near Plimmerton, north of Wellington.
- The train stopped five metres from the worker.
- Investigators found that a rail protection officer had used an unauthorised safety system.
A train stopped five metres from a worker kneeling on railway tracks near Plimmerton, north of Wellington, after a trainee driver slammed on the emergency brake.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission described the incident as a near miss. Investigators found that a rail protection officer had used an unauthorised safety system.
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