Diesel multiple unit passenger Train 3334, fire, Auckland, 23 February 2005
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
05-108
On Wednesday 23 February 2005, at about 0855, Train 3334, a Papakura to Britomart diesel multiple unit passenger train, suffered a traction engine fire while it was stopped at Signal 125, Auckland.
The passengers were safely evacuated while the locomotive engineer multiple unit extinguished the fire using dry-powder fire extinguishers that were carried on board the train.
There were no injuries.
The safety issues identified were:
• the cleanliness of the engine surround
• monitoring engine compression and crankcase pressures
• a fire detection and suppression system.
Three safety recommendations were made to the General Manager Infrastructure and Rail at Auckland Regional Transport Authority to address these issues.
The passengers were safely evacuated while the locomotive engineer multiple unit extinguished the fire using dry-powder fire extinguishers that were carried on board the train.
There were no injuries.
The safety issues identified were:
• the cleanliness of the engine surround
• monitoring engine compression and crankcase pressures
• a fire detection and suppression system.
Three safety recommendations were made to the General Manager Infrastructure and Rail at Auckland Regional Transport Authority to address these issues.
Location
Auckland (-36.844238,174.767901) [may be approximate]