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Safety Recommendation
017/10
Issued To
NZTA
on 21 Jul 10
Standards for maximum working hours and minimum rest periods on the train control roster could result in a train controller being fatigued at the start of a shift even in the absence of any other fatigue-inducing factors. The train control roster policy including, but not limited to, standards for maximum working hours and minimum rest periods should be reviewed to ensure it is designed to mitigate fatigue and promote wellness.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We intend to work closely with KiwiRail with an aim to implementing and closing these recommendations as soon as practicable.
Discussion on them will commence on the publication of the report and will be ongoing. Any outstanding Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) recommendations also form an integral part of our annual safety assessments of the rail industry.
When these discussions are concluded and the appropriate evidence has been gathered, we will be liaising with TAIC with a view to closing these safety recommendations.
Safety Recommendation
018/10
Issued To
NZTA
on 21 Jul 10
During this incident, 2 successive train control handovers were conducted in a fashion that did not detect the presence of all train movements, and on each occasion the trainee, then the incoming controller, assumed the responsibility for the desk before they had acquired full situational awareness of the status of all movements within their area. The area of train control would benefit from some form of external review of processes to identify if these practices were confined to this one event or symptomatic of a wider systemic issue.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We intend to work closely with KiwiRail with an aim to implementing and closing these recommendations as soon as practicable.
Discussion on them will commence on the publication of the report and will be ongoing. Any outstanding Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) recommendations also form an integral part of our annual safety assessments of the rail industry.
When these discussions are concluded and the appropriate evidence has been gathered, we will be liaising with TAIC with a view to closing these safety recommendations.
Safety Recommendation
007/10
Issued To
NZTA
on 11 May 10
That the integrity of locomotive event recorders and radios during a train collision, derailment or rollover be strengthened to an extent that the capability be maintained to transmit an emergency radio selcall to train control
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
006/10
Issued To
NZTA
on 25 Feb 10
Locomotive operating instructions do not address the effects of power braking on train stopping distances, particularly in situations requiring emergency brake applications.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
009/10
Issued To
NZTA
on 25 Feb 10
the wagons involved have been permanently withdrawn from service, and because the Commission already has open safety recommendation 035/07 to the Chief Executive of the NZ Transport Agency regarding the approval process for new design in the rail industry, no new recommendations have been made in this report
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
032/09
Issued To
NZTA
on 18 Dec 09
The system for recording faults on Tranz Metro trains was not user-friendly, was not being followed all of the time and did not achieve its purpose of reporting faults and informing drivers.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
033/09
Issued To
NZTA
on 18 Dec 09
The Tranz Metro maintenance policy was biased towards being reactive rather than proactive and did not include identifying and monitoring the performance of safety-critical components such as high-speed circuit breakers.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
034/09
Issued To
NZTA
on 18 Dec 09
The automatic train status information presented to drivers in the driving cabs of Tranz Metro trains did not give the drivers adequate information about the status of critical on-board systems.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
035/09
Issued To
NZTA
on 18 Dec 09
The current performance standard for train event recorders (or data loggers) as described in the National Rail System Standard NRSS/6 needs to be updated to include safety-critical equipment on electric traction trains and technical standards for how such information is recorded.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
029/09
Issued To
NZTA
on 19 Aug 09
The current track and mechanical code standards and maintenance tolerances are not compatible and there remains a high risk of derailments caused by dynamic interaction.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
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