Re: The NSW Rail Safety Act.
Greg Rudd (greg@janus.law.usyd.edu.au)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 12:17:09 +1000
Maurie Daly wrote:
>
> There have been a number of posts recently about issues relating in NSW to the
> DOT and the Rail Safety Act.
> I am interested in exactly what Railway Lines are covered by this Act.
> If as I suspect is the case that all Government Railway Lines in NSW are
> covered,then I would like to know how the NSW DOT is able to accredit PTC
> drivers who operate trains between Echuca & deniliquin bearing in mind that
> this line uses a proprietary PTC safe working system based on proprietary
> Radio technology which has never been used elsewhere in NSW.
> The obvious question is how are the NSW DOT able to certify foreign drivers in
> the use of a foreign safeworking system if they themselves have never used it
> Or is as I suspect that the NSW DOT simply turns a blind eye to this operation.
>
> cheers
> Maurie Daly
All lines in NSW that are over 600mm gauge are covered by the act. I
think that you will find that in the case of the Deniliquin-Echuca line
that it is a part of the Victorian System and as a result all
safeworking is done as per Victorian practice. It is a simmilar case on
the standard guage between Border Loop and Roma St in QLD whre all
safeworking procedures until you reach Greenbank are Standard NSW
miniture electric staff. As well as the drivers being qualified to work
in NSW.
Just My $0.02 worth
Greg