Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has joined with the Greater Sydney Commission and Committee for Sydney to address women’s safety concerns when travelling at night.
The agencies launched the Greater Sydney
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Sharing investigations – lessons for industry
In its monthly column, the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board discusses the Sharing Investigations Forums scheduled in March and September 2020.
One of the forums RISSB co-ordinates on
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Union supports speed restrictions in Wallan following fatal derailment
The Rail, Train and Bus Union (RTBU) stated that it is pleased that the rail industry is taking the union’s concerns seriously.
The union wrote to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), Pacific
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ATSB on scene of fatal XPT derailment
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators are on the scene of an XPT train derailment north of Melbourne. The derailment claimed the lives of two rail employees and injured several passengers
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RTBU refuses to staff NIF
Unless modifications are made to the New Intercity Fleet (NIF), currently being tested in NSW, Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) members will refuse to work on the trains.
“Railway workers will simply
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ONRSR hails a decade of progress on safety
Chief executive of the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and national rail safety regulator, Sue McCarrey, has highlighted that over the last 10 years the rail industry is “making
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New approach to level crossing safety wins award
A joint research paper on safety assessment for level crossings has won an international award.
The paper, prepared by KiwiRail senior level crossing engineer, Eddie Cook, and colleagues Shane Turner for
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ATSB to probe SA runaway
Federal investigators will look into the runaway of a rake of loaded freight wagons near the Victoria-South Australia border on November 23.
According to a summary from the Australian Transport Safety
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Safety upgrades for North Island level crossings
NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail are conducting safety upgrades to railway level crossings in the north of New Zealand’s North Island.
A total of $26 million is being spent to make New Zealand’s crossings
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Security ramp-up continues for Adelaide networks
The South Australian Government will roll out additional security measures across the state’s public transport system from July 1.
The plan is part of the phase three rollout of the three-year Wilson
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