Kiwirail

Mr Major said KiwiRail's people remained a priority for KiwiRail.

Jackson said the company worked under a heritage access agreement and worked with Steam Incorporated and Kiwirail to get line access.

The KiwiRail foreman was working on a section of track outside Greymouth on August 22, 2018 on when the tragedy happened.

The report said as a result, KiwiRail had taken a number of safety actions that address the issues raised in the report.

Yesterday’s funding announcement of $14million provided for apprentices at Aukaha, KiwiRail, Northpower, Venture Timaru, Norwood and Fonterra.

In addition, KiwiRail received $1b in this year's Budget for rejuvenating the country's rail system.