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States that signalling was renewed for electrification and ETCS Level 1 selected as automatic train protection; that the AM class introduced in 2014 and all Auckland One Rail services carry ETCS Level 1, which supervises speeds against braking curves; that Te Huia's ETP was isolated and would not have prevented the overrun while ETCS would have made it unlikely; describes KiwiRail's and AOR's roles; records recommendation 017/24 and NZTA's reply of 17 October 2024 that ETCS for freight locomotives was underway.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-7c73c679521823ad", "title": "Rail and Maritime Transport Union via Scoop — Rail union condemns Te Huia Auckland ban (17 Jul 2023)", "url": "https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2307/S00251.htm", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "scoop.co.nz", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "web-page", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-1f8fbc9ff9a6673a", "clm-27ec8fefe4cfdf8a" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": "2023-07-17", "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-10-15", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-10-15", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "publication-and-record-dates-recorded" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "Union press release reporting that Waka Kotahi issued a Section 28 notice prohibiting Te Huia from the Auckland suburban passenger network until fitted with ETCS, and stating that the only ETCS-fitted trains in New Zealand are Auckland's suburban electric multiple units, with freight services on the Auckland network not fitted. 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Lists 'CRL Day One - ETCS Level 2 - Business case', described as initiating an investigation of the next phase of electronic train control, and a separate infill signalling item. 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