A register for recording ‘special locations’ in accordance with the ARTC Engineering (Track & Civil) Code of Practice - Section 10 – Flooding, had not been established to manage track infrastructure prone to flood damage.
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by the ARTC addresses this safety issue.
The ARTC is upgrading its electronic asset management system to optimise inspection and maintenance activities including recording of special locations. Coordinated with information provided by the Early Warning Network service, the asset management system can generate specific maintenance scheduled tasks (MST) where unscheduled track inspections may be carried out when there is an identified risk to safe operations. Additionally, special locations are incorporated in the track patrol technical maintenance plans in accordance with the ARTC Engineering (Track & Civil) Code of Practice.
