❓ The Minister for Transport answers questions regarding an investigation into a snapped power line at Daglish Train Station in 2014. The incident was caused by a tree branch and a pre-existing installation error.
AnsweredQoN 2718Legislative Council
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(1) Has the investigation into the snapped power line at the Daglish Train Station on 24 March 2014 been completed? (2) If yes to (1), will the Minister table the report into the investigation and, if not, why not? (3) If no to (1), will the report be made public when it is completed and, if not, why not? (4) Have the reasons for the incident been identified? (5) If yes to (4), what were the reasons?
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Answered
24 March 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
(1) Yes.
(2) The Public Transport Authority (PTA) has no objection to the Minister tabling the report, noting (3) below. [see tabled paper no. ].
(3) The report has been issued to the Office of Rail Safety and had not been made public.
(4) Yes.
(5) The incident was directly caused by a tree branch which had blown down across the overhead traction wiring equipment (OHTWE). However, the investigation established that the OHTWE at this location had been installed incorrectly which subjected the equipment to minor mechanical wear over a sustained period of time. This contributed to the failure of the OHTWE.
All similar locations across the network were reviewed for compliance with the system design as part of the corrective actions in response to this incident with no other locations found to have the same issue.
(2) The Public Transport Authority (PTA) has no objection to the Minister tabling the report, noting (3) below. [see tabled paper no. ].
(3) The report has been issued to the Office of Rail Safety and had not been made public.
(4) Yes.
(5) The incident was directly caused by a tree branch which had blown down across the overhead traction wiring equipment (OHTWE). However, the investigation established that the OHTWE at this location had been installed incorrectly which subjected the equipment to minor mechanical wear over a sustained period of time. This contributed to the failure of the OHTWE.
All similar locations across the network were reviewed for compliance with the system design as part of the corrective actions in response to this incident with no other locations found to have the same issue.
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