Rail: Network operations
The concern related to overloaded trains de-rating while going through tunnels on very hot days. This results in the train crew having to use respirators to evacuate the tunnel.
The concern related to a safety action which the operator had advised the ATSB that they would implement to address a safety issue which was identified in an ATSB investigation.
The concern related to a change in the procedure to allocate a track occupancy authority (TOA) which is not reflected in the TOA form.
The concern related to a number of incidents which the reporter is concerned that have not been recorded accurately in the supervisor’s daily performance summaries.
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.
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.
The concern related to how the operator was categorising incidents and hence not reporting Cat A incidents to the regulator.
