Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
KiwiRail
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On 28 May 2025, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail review and improve its rules and procedures relating to track maintenance work to require additional protection within worksites where the tracks have been made impassable.
Reply Text
This recommendation has been accepted and implemented. A new rule TS02 Protected Work Area, Section 4, Worksites, 4.4 Speed Restricted or Unsafe Track was introduced and notified via Shield Alert No. 247. This was effective 31 March 2025.
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