Rail
The ATSB is Australia’s national transport safety investigator. Investigations seek to identify safety issues and encourage safety action to reduce the risk of future accidents and incidents.
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The TSI Act 2003 provides a legislative basis for the ATSB to conduct rail safety investigations.
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Rail safety investigations and reports
Rail accidents and incidents investigation reports.
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This map shows the areas where the ATSB is currently investigating aviation, maritime and rail accidents and incidents.
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Rail safety issues and actions
Safety issues and actions including recommendations and safety advisory notices.
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Follow this link to view all rail related publications.
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Statistics from the Australian Rail Occurrence Database.
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National rail safety investigation reforms
With the creation of national safety regulators for the rail and maritime industries, the ATSB will expand its activities.
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Read rail safety concerns submitted to the ATSB.
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Terminology, investigation procedures and deciding whether to investigate
Follow this link for information on how the ATSB decides whether to investigate and the classification process. Includes information on how safety investigation reports are organised and terminology used.
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Railway accident guidelines for operators, police and emergency personnel
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Mandatory rail accident or incident notification
Rail owners, operators, track access providers, and other 'responsible persons' are obliged, to report any accident.
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REPCON – Rail Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Scheme
REPCON is a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme. REPCON allows any person who has a rail safety concern to report it to the ATSB confidentially. Protection of the reporter’s identity and any individual referred to in the report is a primary element of the scheme.
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Exposure draft of rail occurrence reporting regulations
The ATSB is providing an Exposure Draft of amendments to Part 4 of the Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2003 (TSI Regs).