❓ Question regarding breakdowns and maintenance of the Australind train service between 2017-2019, and the alternative services provided. The answer reveals a significant increase in breakdowns in 2019 due to corrosion and lack of prior funding for replacement.
AnsweredQoN 2731Legislative Council
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I refer to the Australind Train Service, and I ask: (a) will the Minister please list the dates, times and duration of
breakdowns of the Australind Service for 2017, 2018, 2019; (b) for each occasion what alternative services were
put in place to cover these breakdowns; (c) will the Minister please list the dates, times and duration for regular
maintenance scheduled for the Australind Service for 2017, 2018, 2019; (d) for each occasion what alternative services were
put in place to cover these scheduled maintenance times; and (e) how were commuters notified of the breakdown and
alternative services on each occasion?
breakdowns of the Australind Service for 2017, 2018, 2019; (b) for each occasion what alternative services were
put in place to cover these breakdowns; (c) will the Minister please list the dates, times and duration for regular
maintenance scheduled for the Australind Service for 2017, 2018, 2019; (d) for each occasion what alternative services were
put in place to cover these scheduled maintenance times; and (e) how were commuters notified of the breakdown and
alternative services on each occasion?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
9 days
(a) 2017 – 97 services affected; 2018 – 67 services affected; 2019 (to November) – 230 services affected.
Note the substantial majority of services affected in 2019 were due to the identification of significant and long-standing corrosion following an inspection undertaken in January 2019. The Australind train fleet was stood down until the extent of the damage could be fully determined and repaired.
The current Australind was introduced in 1987 and was originally planned to have an operational life of up to 30 years, meaning by 2017 at the latest, it should have been replaced. Unfortunately, this did not occur as the PTA was not allocated funding under the previous government to plan for and begin the process of replacing the Australind sooner.
(b) The service was either replaced by road coaches part way through – if unable to complete a journey – or for the entire service.
(c)
A, B, C and D servicing dates for each railcar is listed below. Maintenance duration is between 1 and 9 days.
ADP101: 23/01/17; 13/02/17; 20/03/17; 24/04/17; 29/05/17; 03/07/17; 07/08/17; 11/09/17; 16/10/17; 20/11/17; 25/12/17; 29/01/18; 05/03/18; 09/04/18; 14/05/18; 18/06/18; 23/07/18; 27/08/18; 01/10/18; 05/11/18; 10/12/18; 14/01/19; 18/02/19; 25/03/19; 29/04/19; 03/06/19; 08/07/19; 12/08/19; 16/09/19; 21/10/19; 25/11/19
ADP102: 23/01/17; 27/02/17; 01/05/17; 08/05/17; 12/06/17; 17/07/17; 21/08/17; 25/09/17; 30/10/17; 04/12/17; 08/01/18; 12/02/18; 19/03/18; 23/04/18; 28/05/18; 02/07/18; 06/08/18; 10/09/18; 15/10/18; 19/11/18; 24/12/18; 28/01/19; 04/03/19; 08/04/19; 13/05/19; 17/06/19; 22/07/19; 26/08/19; 30/09/19
ADP103: 02/01/17; 06/02/17; 13/03/17; 17/04/17; 22/05/17; 26/06/17; 31/07/17; 04/09/17; 09/10/17; 13/11/17; 18/12/17; 22/01/18; 26/02/18; 02/02/18; 07/05/18; 11/06/18; 16/07/18; 20/08/18; 24/08/18; 29/10/18; 03/12/18; 07/01/19; 11/02/19; 18/03/19; 22/04/19; 27/05/19; 01/07/19; 05/08/19; 09/09/19; 14/10/19; 18/11/19
ADP121: 16/01/17; 20/02/17; 27/03/17; 01/05/17; 05/06/17; 10/07/17; 14/08/17; 18/09/17; 23/10/17; 27/11/17; 01/01/18; 05/02/18; 12/03/18; 16/04/18; 21/05/18; 25/06/18; 30/07/18; 03/09/18; 08/10/18; 12/11/18; 17/12/18; 21/01/19; 25/02/19; 01/04/19; 06/05/19; 10/06/19; 15/07/19; 19/08/19; 23/09/19; 28/10/19
ADP122: 02/01/17; 30/01/17; 06/03/17; 08/05/17; 15/05/17; 19/06/17; 24/07/17; 28/08/17; 02/10/17; 06/11/17; 11/12/17; 15/01/18; 19/02/18; 26/03/18; 30/04/18; 04/06/18; 09/07/18; 13/08/18; 17/09/18; 22/10/18; 26/11/18; 31/12/18; 04/02/19; 11/03/19; 15/04/19; 20/05/19; 24/06/19; 29/07/19; 02/09/19
Note: the above dates are in addition to the maintenance undertaken to rectify the longstanding corrosion issue.
(d) During scheduled servicing, the Australind is usually able to operate as normal as not all railcars are serviced at the same time. When a service is unable to run due to maintenance (such as during the corrosion rectification), the service is replaced by road coaches.
(e) Depending on the nature of the outage and method of booking, passengers will be notified via the reservations staff or the Transwa agent prior to booking, email, a message on the ticket or booking confirmation, SMS, land-line phone, parents/guardians of unaccompanied children are contacted, and signs will be posted to inform passengers at stations where possible.
Note the substantial majority of services affected in 2019 were due to the identification of significant and long-standing corrosion following an inspection undertaken in January 2019. The Australind train fleet was stood down until the extent of the damage could be fully determined and repaired.
The current Australind was introduced in 1987 and was originally planned to have an operational life of up to 30 years, meaning by 2017 at the latest, it should have been replaced. Unfortunately, this did not occur as the PTA was not allocated funding under the previous government to plan for and begin the process of replacing the Australind sooner.
(b) The service was either replaced by road coaches part way through – if unable to complete a journey – or for the entire service.
(c)
A, B, C and D servicing dates for each railcar is listed below. Maintenance duration is between 1 and 9 days.
ADP101: 23/01/17; 13/02/17; 20/03/17; 24/04/17; 29/05/17; 03/07/17; 07/08/17; 11/09/17; 16/10/17; 20/11/17; 25/12/17; 29/01/18; 05/03/18; 09/04/18; 14/05/18; 18/06/18; 23/07/18; 27/08/18; 01/10/18; 05/11/18; 10/12/18; 14/01/19; 18/02/19; 25/03/19; 29/04/19; 03/06/19; 08/07/19; 12/08/19; 16/09/19; 21/10/19; 25/11/19
ADP102: 23/01/17; 27/02/17; 01/05/17; 08/05/17; 12/06/17; 17/07/17; 21/08/17; 25/09/17; 30/10/17; 04/12/17; 08/01/18; 12/02/18; 19/03/18; 23/04/18; 28/05/18; 02/07/18; 06/08/18; 10/09/18; 15/10/18; 19/11/18; 24/12/18; 28/01/19; 04/03/19; 08/04/19; 13/05/19; 17/06/19; 22/07/19; 26/08/19; 30/09/19
ADP103: 02/01/17; 06/02/17; 13/03/17; 17/04/17; 22/05/17; 26/06/17; 31/07/17; 04/09/17; 09/10/17; 13/11/17; 18/12/17; 22/01/18; 26/02/18; 02/02/18; 07/05/18; 11/06/18; 16/07/18; 20/08/18; 24/08/18; 29/10/18; 03/12/18; 07/01/19; 11/02/19; 18/03/19; 22/04/19; 27/05/19; 01/07/19; 05/08/19; 09/09/19; 14/10/19; 18/11/19
ADP121: 16/01/17; 20/02/17; 27/03/17; 01/05/17; 05/06/17; 10/07/17; 14/08/17; 18/09/17; 23/10/17; 27/11/17; 01/01/18; 05/02/18; 12/03/18; 16/04/18; 21/05/18; 25/06/18; 30/07/18; 03/09/18; 08/10/18; 12/11/18; 17/12/18; 21/01/19; 25/02/19; 01/04/19; 06/05/19; 10/06/19; 15/07/19; 19/08/19; 23/09/19; 28/10/19
ADP122: 02/01/17; 30/01/17; 06/03/17; 08/05/17; 15/05/17; 19/06/17; 24/07/17; 28/08/17; 02/10/17; 06/11/17; 11/12/17; 15/01/18; 19/02/18; 26/03/18; 30/04/18; 04/06/18; 09/07/18; 13/08/18; 17/09/18; 22/10/18; 26/11/18; 31/12/18; 04/02/19; 11/03/19; 15/04/19; 20/05/19; 24/06/19; 29/07/19; 02/09/19
Note: the above dates are in addition to the maintenance undertaken to rectify the longstanding corrosion issue.
(d) During scheduled servicing, the Australind is usually able to operate as normal as not all railcars are serviced at the same time. When a service is unable to run due to maintenance (such as during the corrosion rectification), the service is replaced by road coaches.
(e) Depending on the nature of the outage and method of booking, passengers will be notified via the reservations staff or the Transwa agent prior to booking, email, a message on the ticket or booking confirmation, SMS, land-line phone, parents/guardians of unaccompanied children are contacted, and signs will be posted to inform passengers at stations where possible.
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