Express freight Trains 834 and 841, collision, Cora Lynn, 20 October 2005
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
05-124
On Thursday, 20 October 2005 at about 1900, eastbound express freight Train 834 was scheduled to cross with westbound express freight Train 841 at Cora Lynn on the Midland Line. Train 841 was berthed on the loop when Train 834 also entered the loop and collided head on with Train 841.
The locomotives on each train were extensively damaged, but there was no damage to the wagons on either train or to the track infrastructure.
The locomotive engineers suffered minor injuries.
The safety issues identified included:
• the appropriateness of the signalling and interlocking arrangements and operating procedures on the Midland Line;
• the use of non-compliant work practices on the Midland Line.
Two safety recommendations covering these issues were made to the Chief Executive of ONTRACK.
The locomotives on each train were extensively damaged, but there was no damage to the wagons on either train or to the track infrastructure.
The locomotive engineers suffered minor injuries.
The safety issues identified included:
• the appropriateness of the signalling and interlocking arrangements and operating procedures on the Midland Line;
• the use of non-compliant work practices on the Midland Line.
Two safety recommendations covering these issues were made to the Chief Executive of ONTRACK.
Location
Cora Lynn (-43.012835,171.674581) [may be approximate]