Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Toll NZ Consolidated
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Enhance existing air brake and handbrake procedures to include:
• a minima number of handbrakes to be applied proportional to the number of unattended wagons
• a brake effectiveness test to be carried out before locomotives are separated from an unattended rake of wagons
• operating personnel required to communicate with each other at defined stages before wagons are left unattended on a main line
• consolidate instructions pertaining to the operation of hand brakes and air brakes applicable at train separation
• a minima number of handbrakes to be applied proportional to the number of unattended wagons
• a brake effectiveness test to be carried out before locomotives are separated from an unattended rake of wagons
• operating personnel required to communicate with each other at defined stages before wagons are left unattended on a main line
• consolidate instructions pertaining to the operation of hand brakes and air brakes applicable at train separation
Reply Text
Toll NZ expects the recommendation to be completely implemented by
30 September 2006. It is likely to be implemented in stages as the separate elements advised in our safety actions progress. We have now expanded our review to include an assessment of “brake effectiveness tests“ prior to detachment of a group of wagons from a train.
30 September 2006. It is likely to be implemented in stages as the separate elements advised in our safety actions progress. We have now expanded our review to include an assessment of “brake effectiveness tests“ prior to detachment of a group of wagons from a train.
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