A broken piece of track has been found to have caused a train derailment in Auckland's Britomart in May last year. It caused cancellations, delays and the train station had to be closed overnight. Transport Accident Investigation Commission The commission found that a fractured and broken section of the track caused the train to derail. READ MORE:* Cancellations, delays after train derails at Auckland's Britomart station* Britomart train derailment cost KiwiRail $44,000* Chinese steel can't be ruled out as cause of Auckland train derailmentThe track met required specifications but a machining defect was believed to have reduced the track's resistance to fatigue and fracture. The commission said the train was carrying about 130 passengers at the time of the derailment.

Source: Stuff October 02, 2019 21:55 UTC