Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
NZTA
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The push/pull train sets were signed off as fit for purpose and commissioned to the Auckland passenger train network when they did not comply with the National Rail System Standard with regard to maximum allowable stopping distance as a complete train, and it has not yet been proven that they do so under all conditions of loading and track condition.
Reply Text
Discussions on this issue have been ongoing both with the Transport Accident Investigation Commission and various rail industry organisations for some time now since this issue was first raised with the NZTA. SA/SD set braking performance and associated issues also formed an integral part of both the Veolia and KiwiRail assessments this year.
We intend to work closely with KiwiRail with an aim to implementing and closing these recommendations as soon as practicable.
Discussions on them will be ongoing. Any outstanding Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) recommendations continue to form an integral part of our annual safety assessments of the rail industry.
When these discussions are concluded and the appropriate evidence has been gathered, we will be liaising with TAIC with a view to closing this safety recommendation.
We intend to work closely with KiwiRail with an aim to implementing and closing these recommendations as soon as practicable.
Discussions on them will be ongoing. Any outstanding Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) recommendations continue to form an integral part of our annual safety assessments of the rail industry.
When these discussions are concluded and the appropriate evidence has been gathered, we will be liaising with TAIC with a view to closing this safety recommendation.
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