A Safety Advisory Notice has been issued to all rolling stock operators as part of an ongoing investigation by the Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) into the derailment of a grain train near Wollongong.
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Applications open for transport safety courses
Applications are now open for the next Graduate Certificate in Transport Safety Investigation intake, the award-winning qualification for transport accident investigation developed in partnership by RMIT University and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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Distracted truck driver cause of collision
The driver of a road-train truck in WA had been distracted by reaffixing their mobile phone mount to their vehicle’s windscreen before the truck entered an active level crossing and collided with a freight train.
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Safety changes after Newcastle coal train incident
An investigation has found that a loaded coal train collided with the rear of a stationary train in low-light conditions at the Port of Newcastle, NSW, after network control was not advised that the second train was disabled.
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‘Start against signal’ contributed to near collision
Risk and change management limitations associated with the rollout of new trains in South East Queensland contributed to a near collision in Brisbane in 2019, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation report notes.
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Reasons for runaway train
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its findings on the derailment of a runaway iron ore train in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
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Kiama incident report emphasises risk controls
A report into an incident at Kiama, on behalf of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, has emphasised risk controls measures to avoid a reoccurence.
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Hood praised following his ATSB retirement
Greg Hood is retiring from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) after a five-year term in which he drove a number of key changes.
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Safety actions planned following train tragedy at Wallan, Victoria
A report has recommended safety actions following a train accident in regional Victoria last year that claimed two lives and led to a number of injuries.
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