The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) will use a court ruling into a fatal train accident to continue educating rail transport operators of the risks associated with long end leading locomotive operations and actions required to improve safety.
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Pelham new head for ONRSR
Risk management breakdown in fatal Wallan derailment
A breakdown in risk management processes contributed to the 2020 derailment of an XPT passenger train at Wallan, Victoria, which resulted in two fatalities.
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Phone calls cost train driver $20,000
The Victorian train driver who exposed his passengers, and those on another train, to the risk of a collision while talking on his mobile phone, has been fined $20,000 in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court.
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ONRSR backs Rail Safety Week
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is again throwing its support behind the upcoming Rail Safety Week (August 7-13), using the important period to highlight the responsibility of everyone for safety on the network.
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Fatigue conviction for rail safety worker
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has welcomed the finalisation of proceedings against a rail safety worker in New South Wales who pleaded guilty to three charges relating to serious and repeated fatigue breaches of Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).
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Anger over rail safety accreditation fees
Rail safety accreditation fees are set to skyrocket for small rail freight operators due to changes proposed by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) to come into effect on July 1.
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Train driver charged over potentially deadly breach
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has charged a Victorian train driver over a safety breach, alleging he exposed numerous passengers and crew to the risk of death or serious injury by recklessly passing through multiple red signals while talking on a mobile phone.
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Queensland Rail charged over Westwood fatality
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has charged Queensland Rail with three offences relating to management of safe systems of work following a fatality in Westwood in 2021.
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Report to shed light on level crossing safety
A report on the impact of improved lighting on locomotives at level crossings is expected to be released soon.
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