Re: Independent Review of Rail Safety Arrangements in Australia

[Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>]

Exnarc wrote:

> 
> The fitter wired it wrong and did not carry out a test.
> 
> It was the result of the track ciruit being interupted by a track tamper
> during the day.
> 
> It was on the weekend of the introduction of the second line, Lara-Corio,
> the new signalling was in situ but not commissioned, the old equipment was
> still in use, from what I was told at the inquiry, after the disruption to
> the wiring new temporary cables were laid to the relay box and were wired to
> the wrong relays (all too complicated for me), when I passed the the
> preceeding it put the next signal to stop, after the last vehicle of my
> train passed the bell block for Canterbury Road level crossing (until then
> unprotected) the preceeding signal cleared to Normal Speed Warning.  The
> Driver of the Pass saw Yellow, shut off, was about to apply the brake when
> his mate called out RED LIGHT when he saw the RED Kero tail light of my van.

Thank you. 

What happened to the fitter? Did they attach all the blame to him, or
was it identified that there were systemic problems in allowing such a
situation to arise? And what did they do to prevent a recurrence?

Eddie