Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Tranzdev Wellington and Auckland One Rail
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On 25 September 2024, the Commission recommended that Transdev Wellington and Auckland One Rail take action to fit automatic alert systems to emergency brake activations on its passenger train services, to alert train control to an emergency at the earliest possibility.
Reply Text
On 29 September 2024, Auckland One Rail replied:
In relation to this recommendation the AOR EMUs will alert TC if the mushroom emergency brake is depressed.
and on 15 October 2024:
Accepted and implemented. In an emergency LEs are trained to activate the emergency brakes using the emergency device. This will automatically send an emergency call to alert Train Control.
On 1 October 2024, Transdev Wellington replied:
Recommendation 005/24. This recommendation is Under Consideration. Transdev Wellington will raise an engineering change request to implement this recommendation and submit it to Metlink for approval and funding. Greater Wellington Rail Limited via Metlink, own the rolling stock and approve and fund any alterations. We note there may be occasions where an emergency radio call would be appropriate, a trackside fire for example, but the use of the emergency brake would not be applied. Similarly, testing the emergency brake (a frequent occurrence) would not require an emergency notification to train control.
In relation to this recommendation the AOR EMUs will alert TC if the mushroom emergency brake is depressed.
and on 15 October 2024:
Accepted and implemented. In an emergency LEs are trained to activate the emergency brakes using the emergency device. This will automatically send an emergency call to alert Train Control.
On 1 October 2024, Transdev Wellington replied:
Recommendation 005/24. This recommendation is Under Consideration. Transdev Wellington will raise an engineering change request to implement this recommendation and submit it to Metlink for approval and funding. Greater Wellington Rail Limited via Metlink, own the rolling stock and approve and fund any alterations. We note there may be occasions where an emergency radio call would be appropriate, a trackside fire for example, but the use of the emergency brake would not be applied. Similarly, testing the emergency brake (a frequent occurrence) would not require an emergency notification to train control.
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