Passenger train T700 Coastal Pacific, child fell from gangway, Hundalee, 2 July 1994
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
94-117R
Revised investigation 94-117: On Saturday 2 July 1994 at approximately 1025 hours, a child fell from the gangway between a carriage and the end platform of the power van on New Zealand Rail Limited's "Coastal Pacific" express near Hundalee when a handrail dislodged. The child was seriously injured. The safety issues identified in this investigation were the maintenance and inspection procedures for the safety barriers on passenger trains, the adequacy of the handrail bracket detail once the bracket had been repaired, and passenger management policies concerning movement of passengers on trains.
Location
Hundalee (-42.599056,173.427008) [may be approximate]