Express freight Train F8829, derailment, Waikokopu, 29 September 2002
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
02-121
On Sunday 29 September 2002, at about 1240, express freight Train F8829 derailed near Waikokopu, between Wairoa and Gisborne when eight wagons loaded with fertiliser dropped between the running rails while negotiating a tight radius curve.
There were no injuries.
The safety issues identified included:
·the ability of the inspection regime to monitor a known track defect and take timely corrective action
·the absence of standards to define life expired track assets
·the over-loading of wagons conveying fertiliser on the Napier-Gisborne track section.
Three safety recommendations have been made to the Managing Director of Tranz Rail to address these issues.
There were no injuries.
The safety issues identified included:
·the ability of the inspection regime to monitor a known track defect and take timely corrective action
·the absence of standards to define life expired track assets
·the over-loading of wagons conveying fertiliser on the Napier-Gisborne track section.
Three safety recommendations have been made to the Managing Director of Tranz Rail to address these issues.
Location
between Nuhaka and Kopuawhara (-39.066442,177.823243) [may be approximate]