Safety issue

Safety issue description

Queensland Rail’s strategic risk monitoring and analysis processes were ineffective in precipitating appropriate safety action to the findings and recommendations of their investigations into the Beerwah SPADs in 2009 which identified wheel/rail adhesion issues.

Issue number RO-2013-005-SI-05
Issue owner Queensland Rail Limited
Transport function Rail: Other
Date issue released 20/12/2013

Safety action

Action type Recommendation
Action number RO-2013-005-SR-016
Organisation Queensland Rail
Action date 20/12/2013
Action description

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that Queensland Rail undertake further work to address this safety issue.

Action status Monitor