This investigation, undertaken by OTSI under a Collaboration Agreement with the ATSB, was discontinued.
What happened
At approximately 1020 (AEST) on 25 May 2017, a TMV NK83 travelling to Port Waratah was stopped by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) train control at Signal IJ25. The crew in the rear locomotive of NK83 noticed that although they were foul of the Up main, the signals were clear for rail traffic to pass through. Soon after this, freight train 4190N was seen operating on the Up main headed towards NK83. The crew in the rear locomotive of NK83 made an urgent request to move NK83 forward to avoid a being struck by 4190N. NK83 moved forward and avoided being struck by 4190N.
Discontinuation
Following ARTC’s confirmation that the incident was isolated to the crossing at Islington Junction, it was considered that it was unlikely that further investigation would identify any systemic safety issues.
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