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Safety Recommendation
037/06
Issued To
Land Transport NZ
on 25 Aug 06
(a) distribute the Commission's Report 05-125 to all heritage operators with gangway-connected rolling stock, and
(b) direct mainline heritage operators to crack test the non-alliance buffers on all their operational passengers carriages and guards' vans on an annual basis.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Land Transport NZ could require, for instance, all mainline heritage operators to crack test all non-alliance buffers on an annual basis, if the Director of Land Transport considers this action necessary in accordance with the Railways Act 2005 Section 28. This Section states that imposing conditions on the operation of any rail vehicles must be only if the Director believes, on reasonable grounds, that the operation or use of a rail vehicle or class of rail vehicle, etc., may endanger persons or property and that prompt action is necessary to prevent this risk. At this stage Land Transport NZ is unsure if this threshold for intervention has been met.
We considered this potential risk to passengers best addressed by:
1. Distributing the Commission’s Report 05-125 to all operators with operational passenger carriages fitted with non-alliance buffers.
2. Recommending all above rail operators crack test the non-alliance buffers on all their operational passenger carriages and guards van on a periodic basis. It would be problematical for Land Transport NZ to require the testing on an annual basis without a specific risk analysis to be carried out by each operator concerned.
Land Transport NZ has decided not to implement the above safety recommendation; however on receipt of your final report we will bring this matter to the individual attention of rail operators concerned as detailed in (1) & (2) above.
Land Transport NZ will continue to monitor this issue through the regulatory assessment process on a regular basis.
Safety Recommendation
033/06
Issued To
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
on 15 Jun 06
confirm with Toll Rail, that the underframe equipment on the DMU fleet is currently at an acceptable standard of cleanliness and that the established inspection and maintenance procedures are appropriate to maintain those standards.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
034/06
Issued To
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
on 15 Jun 06
include in the 12-monthly inspection, additional tests to measure and record engine compression and crankcase pressure.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
035/06
Issued To
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
on 15 Jun 06
fit an appropriate fire detection and suppression system to the diesel engines on the ADL and ADK class passenger cars.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Safety Recommendation
101/05
Issued To
Toll NZ Consolidated
on 09 Jun 06
with the trend towards fixed passenger train consists, investigate compliance with, and the robustness of, present procedures for the checking of coupled drawgear heights with a view to reinforcing existing procedures, and if need be, introducing additional or changed processes to further reduce the likelihood of passenger carrying vehicles operating in service with an out-of-code drawbar height.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Toll NZ accept this recommendation and will be reviewing our procedures to ensure that the intent of this recommendation is applied.
Safety Recommendation
022/06
Issued To
Toll NZ Consolidated
on 11 May 06
reinforce with operating staff the need to remain on the train in situations that could put their own and the lives of passengers at risk.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Toll NZ is presently reviewing procedures for operating personnel involved in incidents involving traction overhead failures. This review and associated staff briefings will be completed by 30 September 2006.
Safety Recommendation
007/06
Issued To
Toll NZ Consolidated
on 13 Mar 06
include within the existing procedure for overhauling bogies, an inspection other than visual only, to confirm the structural integrity of specified components before a bogie is returned to service.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Toll Rail intends to formally implement this recommendation.
The “Overhaul Manual for Bogies” will be amended specifying bogie components that will require other than visual inspections. The inspection method will also be specified.
It is expected this change will be formally promulgated, following final Technical Committee approval, by end of April 2006.
However, it should be noted that specific testing is now being applied to side frames, bolsters and specified areas pf brake beams in anticipation of this Code change.
Safety Recommendation
102/05
Issued To
ONTRACK
on 08 Dec 05
develop a safety defence system for track occupations in SLAS areas in line with systems that provide a similar level of safeguards in other signalling areas.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
ONTRACK accepts this recommendation, and considers that it will be satisfied through the development and implementation of Project Kupe. This project will see Global Positioning System (GPS) date for all locomotive and other self propelled rail vehicles being available to National Train Control.
Project Kupe Phase 1 has been approved for implementation. Installation of ONTRACK infrastructure to support the transmission and display of GPS position information will be completed by the 3rd quarter of 2006. The installation of GPS receivers on Toll’s rail vehicles and ONTRACK’s hi-rail vehicles is expected to take two to three years.
Safety Recommendation
111/05
Issued To
Toll NZ Consolidated
on 07 Dec 05
develop a system for recording and tracking both new and reconditioned key components used on bogies.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
It will take 10 years for the implementation to be complete, as bogies can have up to 10 years life between overhauls.
Safety Recommendation
097/05
Issued To
ONTRACK
on 06 Dec 05
introduce into existing train control rostering procedures a defined maximum number of consecutive at-risk (night) shifts that may be worked together with provision for a mandatory rest period before commencing the next shift rotation.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
ONTRACK accept and will implement recommendations 097/05, 098/05 and 100/05. The time frame for implementation of these recommendations is yet to be determined.
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