A freight train passes as Extinction Rebellion activists remain chained to another track. At one point during the protest a police officer checked to see if activists had face masks, minutes before two large freight trains passed just metres away. While the two trains were allowed to pass via a separate track, Al Thea said if a coal train attempted to use the same method they would “try and stop it”. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff A police officer keeps watch as Extinction Rebellion activists remain on tracks outside the Dunedin Railway Station. Al Thea declined to say if the group would continue protesting of this type, but said it wanted to hold KiwiRail accountable until it stopped transporting coal.