Rail: Passenger - metropolitan

Operator’s response to the NSW Coroner’s recommendations

Concern summary

The concern related the network operator’s response to the Coroner’s recommendations in relation to an accident which occurred on the operator’s main line service in which a person was fatally injured when they fell from a platform and were struck by two separate trains.

Mode
Rail
Date reported
Reference number
RR201400007

Passenger safety on platforms during train delays

Concern summary

The concern related to the lack of direction given to passengers when trains were delayed across the operator's network.

Mode
Rail
Date reported
Reference number
RR201300006

Safety concerns during an emergency at the station

Concern summary

The concerns related to the procedures in place when a train stopped at a platform while an emergency evacuation was occurring. The passengers were allowed to disembark on to the platform with no prior warning of the emergency.

Mode
Rail
Date reported
Reference number
RR201300014

Trial of modified passenger carriages

Concern summary

The concern related to passenger carriages which had been reconfigured for a trial period, but the reconfiguration had not been done in accordance with the risk assessment which had been submitted to the regulator.

Mode
Rail
Date reported
Reference number
RR201300011

Reducing safety standards

Concern summary

The concern related to the degrading of safety standards within the operation over the last four years and the oversight of the regulator in-to the investigation of incidents within the operator's network.

Mode
Rail
Date reported
Reference number
RR20130002