WEEKLY GROSS-OUT: Train derailments

Two trains have derailed in the same area within days of each other, but KiwiRail says it is just an unfortunate coincidence. Spokeswoman Kimberley Brady confirmed a Matangi train derailed in the Wellington Railway Station yards on Friday and would remain there until this weekend. KiwiRail had started its own investigation, but it was thought the derailment was caused by a points failure, points being part of a railway track that steer trains on appropriate tracks. The derailment came three days before another derailment yesterday that caused major commuter delays and saw 350 people stranded on the older Ganz Mavag train, which left the tracks near the Interislander terminal. They'd better start work on fixing the points soon, and preferably before a third train derails. It's only a matter of time before the worst comes.