Train control system screen display – incompatible gauge warning
Date issue released
Safety Issue Description

When train 9501 approached signal DYN114, which was displaying a Stop indication, there was minimal indication to the network control officer that the train gauge and the selected route were incompatible.

Issue number
RO-2013-009-SI-02
Transport Function
Network Operations
Issue Owner
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Mode of Transport
Rail
Issue Status Justification
Addressed by the addition of a warning control in software.
Proactive action
Action number
RO-2013-009-NSA-061
Organisation
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Action date
Action Status
Closed
Action description

ARTC advised that the train control system software has been modified to provide for an interactive on-screen alert dialogue in the event that a network control officer attempts to set a route that includes the wrong gauge for the train that is to use it.

ATSB Response
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is satisfied that the action taken by ARTC adequately addresses the safety issue.