The placement of the insulated rail joints adjacent to signal DYN150 was not in accordance with the ARTC engineering procedure ESC-07-01.
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by the ARTC addresses this safety issue.
Within Victoria, the Australian Rail Track Corporation initiated a survey to measure and record the position of insulated joints relative to the position of the signal to which they refer. Sites where the maximum specified distance was exceeded were entered into a risk-based and prioritised remediation plan.
