Risk assessment and deployment of available risk controls
Date issue released
Safety Issue Description

V/Line’s level crossing assessment processes did not result in deployment of available risk controls at many passively protected acute-angle level crossings.

Issue number
RO-2016-009-SI-04
Transport Function
Rail: Passenger - regional
Issue Owner
V/Line Pty Ltd
Mode of Transport
Rail
Issue Status Justification

V/Line has undertaken risk assessments of individual crossings with acute road-to-rail interfaces, and used these assessments to deploy additional risk controls. It continues to consider options for risk controls at crossings with restricted sighting.

Proactive action
Action number
RO-2016-009-NSA-020
Organisation
V/Line Pty Ltd
Action date
Action Status
Monitor
Action description

V/Line has assessed the risk of individual crossings with acute angles and introduced train speed reductions. V/Line also advised an intention to remove all passive level crossings on its passenger network.