Newsletters
- Rail safety update: news update from the NZ Transport Agency rail safety team for the rail industry and safety assessors.
Land Transport NZ rail newsletters
- Rail regulator, June 2008 (PDF, 143 KB)
- Rail regulator, April 2008 (PDF, 84 KB)
Legislation
- Railways Act 2005 (external link)
- Railways Regulations 2008 (external link)
- Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (external link)
- Machinery Act 1950 (external link)
- Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990 (external link)
Guidelines and manuals
- Rail safety licensing and safety assessment guidelines: key guidelines on the safety management of railways in New Zealand
- Traffic control devices manual, Part 9, Level crossings: guidelines for providing traffic control devices, including signs and markings on the approaches to, and at, railway level crossings on New Zealand roads
- NZ Transport Agency policy concerning the introduction of rail vehicles: a guideline to the process for introducing new rail vehicles to New Zealand
- National Rail System Standards (NRSS) (external link): the latest versions of the NRSS documents on the KiwiRail website.
Reports and reviews
- Analysis of trespasser accidents (PDF, 67 KB): a paper by Tui Patterson, Land Transport Safety Authority (30 June 2004)
- Promoting sustainability in New Zealand's rail system: a research report on how New Zealand's rail system could be made more sustainable (March 2009)
Forms
- Rail licence application form: for people and organisations wanting to apply for rail licences
- NZTA rail incident/accident report form: to be used when reporting rail accidents or incidents.
