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Repeated breaches of work on track authorities The reporter expressed a safety concern regarding repeated breaches of safe work procedures in the [Location] region.	Mode: Rail Date: 31 May 2019 Ref no.: RR201900018
Controllers utilising personal electronic devices and not following procedures in regards to work on track authority The concern related to controllers at [Location] utilising personal electronic devices and not following correct procedure in regards to work on track authorities.	Mode: Rail Date: 3 May 2019 Ref no.: RR201900012
Passenger Service Supervisors regularly breaching the ‘right of way’ procedure The concern related to Passenger Service Supervisors (PSS) not manning their station at the rear of the train when the train departs every station.	Mode: Rail Date: 23 Apr 2019 Ref no.: RR201900010
The concern related to a poor safety culture at the operator’s [Location] base The reporter has expressed a concern regarding a number of poor safety practices at [Operator’s] [Location] base.	Mode: Rail Date: 21 Feb 2019 Ref no.: RR201900007
Communication to staff regarding procedural changes The concern related to the way major changes in the Network Information Books (NIB) are distributed and communicated to staff.	Mode: Rail Date: 31 Jan 2019 Ref no.: RR201900003
Document control within Network Control The concern related to insufficient document control by [Operator] train controllers.	Mode: Rail Date: 1 Dec 2018 Ref no.: RR201800037
Use of Colour Light Points Indicators (CLPI) The concern related to the use of Colour Light Points Indicators (CLPI) across the [Operator] network.	Mode: Rail Date: 30 Nov 2018 Ref no.: RR201800036
Inadequate communication and training relating to changes in operational procedures Inadequate promotion of updated operational procedures and insufficient training to employees in relation to procedural changes.	Mode: Rail Date: 14 Nov 2018 Ref no.: RR201800031
Training and supervision for track workers The concern related to inadequate training and supervision for track workers, which the reporter believes is resulting in several serious incidents where track workers have had near misses with trains.	Mode: Rail Date: 8 Nov 2018 Ref no.: RR201800028
Use of personal electronic devices The concern related to train drivers and network controllers utilising personal electronic devices whilst operating trains and control boards.	Mode: Rail Date: 25 Sep 2018 Ref no.: RR201800023
Train driver fatigue The concern related to the operator enacting an unforeseen circumstances clause regularly, rather than rostering effectively to mitigate driver fatigue.	Mode: Rail Date: 31 Jul 2018 Ref no.: RR201800013
Multiple breaches of procedures at Network Control Centre during period of industrial action The concerns related to a number of policy and procedure breaches to ensure operational continuity at the Network Control Centre during protected industrial action.	Mode: Rail Date: 13 Jul 2018 Ref no.: RR201800011
Poor safety culture following organisational restructure The concern related to disregard for safety, specifically in relation to fatigue management of employees, poor maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock, and training and qualification of train crews.	Mode: Rail Date: 8 Jun 2018 Ref no.: RR201800008
Fatigue management of maintenance employees The concern related to the use of the Fatigue Audit InterDyne (FAID) model being used as the sole indicator for fatigue management.	Mode: Rail Date: 20 Feb 2018 Ref no.: RR201800004
Fatigue risk management Drivers operating beyond maximum hours under ‘driver only’ operations	Mode: Rail Date: 23 Jan 2018 Ref no.: RR201800002
Fatigue due to roster The concern related to fatigue which was being caused by a roster.	Mode: Rail Date: 11 Aug 2017 Ref no.: RR201700016
Safety of track infrastructure The concern related to the poor standard of track in the network leading to a number of major derailments on the mainline, and drivers being instructed to follow a computer based driving system even when they did not think the system was driving the train in the safest manner.	Mode: Rail Date: 27 Jul 2017 Ref no.: RR201700015
Management of the incremental train control system The concern related to the operator’s management of the incremental train control system.	Mode: Rail Date: 26 Jul 2017 Ref no.: RR201700012
Maintenance practices being carried out on rail wagons, locomotives and relay vans The concern related to two specific maintenance practices being carried out on rail wagons, locomotives and relay vans by the operator’s contracted maintenance company.	Mode: Rail Date: 26 Jul 2017 Ref no.: RR201700014
Lack of preventative maintenance practices leading to defective wagons being in operation The concern related to the operator not performing preventative maintenance which means that defects are being postponed and hence defective wagons are being used in operations.	Mode: Rail Date: 26 Jul 2017 Ref no.: RR201700013

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