Auckland rail deaths: "what's in it for the operator?"

Washington Post covers a deadly Metro crash in their city.

Auckland train system comparison? I can't find anything [see last paragraph] but there certainly have been a few pedestrian deaths and a few vehicle collisions and fatalities on the Auckland lines in the last few years.

The entire length of the rail system - that is supposed to be all double-tracked and running a train every five minutes in the near future (that never quite arrives - much like the trains themselves) - needs to be fenced off. There should be no level crossings whatsoever. At that stage we can then consider electrifying the system on the tracks rather than with overhead wires. It makes sense from an aesthetic perspective and probably a cost one too.

But with this committee (2004) being the only one I can find having any say in the matter no wonder little seems to have been done. Typical Auckland: fragmented and unable to commit to anything comprehensive or systematic because there is no unified rail authority. But then I saw this fascinating part of the meeting. Nicole is from Toll NZ:

Nicole asked (re targets) “what’s in it for the operator”.

Bob queried whether there is a fencing standard, Phil answered there is not.

Simon pointed out the standard caused problems of liability in the UK (where fences are
required), when the fence fails.

So Toll never gave a fuck - and neither will the cash-strapped new Crown-owned rail company - and then the possibility gets raised that if they put up fences they will be liable!? Ahh, what about now? Surely they are many times more liable when they have no fence at all! FFS.
Blah, blah, blah, wharp, wharp, wharp... reports and methodologies and prediction models... I can't find evidence these "action points" were achieved or not.
There cannot be any level crossings on a system where all the lines are going to be double-tracked, electrified and running commuter trains every five minutes or more plus freight. When I see they encourage level crossings for pedestrians and lure them across the lines at stations like Mt Eden, Boston Rd and Newmarket West (where there are distractions and the line is not on a straight) the people who authorised those crossings must be held to account. Do they want their cynical legal arguments in favour of both their neglect and their creation of lethal safety hazards tested in court?3 deaths from collisions in the Auckland region from 2004-7. There's been at least two pedestrian deaths in the last two years. So that's one death a year that could be prevented. If the trains are running every 5 minutes then the fatalities will increase if it's not sorted out. If there was going to be a single rail authority for Auckland in this über city amalgamation then it cannot come soon enough.