1. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 RAIL SAFETY IN NEW ZEALAND CHRIS FOLEY – MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

2. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 Weekly: 900 freight trains 52 inter-city passenger trains 2,200 suburban passenger services in Wellington 1200 suburban passenger services in Auckland

3. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 NRS currently about 3,800km of mainline track Freight on NRS about 15 million tonnes pa Metro Wellington about 11 million passengers pa Metro Auckland about 9 million passenger pa and growing fast Wellington Cable Car about 1 million passengers pa Christchurch tramway (T&H) about 250,00 passengers pa (pre earthquake) Taieri Gorge Railway (T&H) about 70,000 passengers pa

4. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011

5. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (1) Pre 1993 railways in NZ were vertically integrated and self regulated In 1993 rail safety legislation was incorporated into the Transport Services Licensing (TSL) Act as NZ Rail was about to be privatised This was based on a quality systems co-regulatory approach Rail service vehicle operators were licensed by LTSA Compliance with TSL Act was deemed compliance with HSE Act Ties in with Railway Safety and Corridor Management Act 1992 By 2000 industry fatalities prompted Ministerial Inquiry Railways Bill addressing recommendations entered Parliament July 2003

6. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (2) In July 2005 enacted as Railways Act 2005 Addressed Inquiry recommendations including alignment with HSE Act Requires rail participants to take all practicable steps to ensure safety Licenses access providers & rail operators to allow non-vertically integrated operations Continued quality systems co-regulatory approach Expects continuous safety improvement Requires notification of accidents & incidents Requires approval of safety case and variations

7. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (3) Provides for special assessment, prohibit, temporary conditions, licence suspension, permanent conditions, licence revocation Offences can be dealt with by courts Allows the Minister to make rules (hasn’t been used yet) Land transport Management Act gives the NZTA power to investigate Railways Regulations 2008 is brief (5 pages), mainly covers fees and exclusion of forestry and mining, but also includes two 380mm gauge railways Legislation has worked well for the last 5 or so years

8. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011

9. Special Safety Assessment Requirement for Improvements Safety Improvement Plan Vary safety case Prohibit or immobilise where prompt action necessary Temporary conditions Licence Suspension Licence Revocation Permanent conditions Ordinary Safety Assessment SAFETY RISK INTERVENTIONS BY AGENCY HIERARCHY OF AGENCY’S POWERS

10. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 OUTCOMES (1) LEVEL CROSSING SAFETY 1400 public level crossings 259 - half arm barriers, flashing lights and bells 430 - lights and bells Others - passive protection – stop or give way signs 1000 private level crossings Crashes and casualties for level crossing collisions with motor vehicles (Crash Analysis System) Total CrashesfatalDeaths Serious injuries Minor injuries 2000 14 3 4 7 8 2001 16 4 4 0 18 2002 14 6 6 4 7 2003 16 3 3 10 7 2004 21 7 8 7 11 2005 21 4 4 8 14 2006 7 2 2 6 1 2007 15 3 5 6 13 2008 10 1 1 5 8 2009 12 3 4 8 6 2010 8 0 0 4 7

11. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011

12. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 Trespass is major source of trauma Costs are both human and economic

13. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 OUTCOMES (2) – TRESPASSER Historical time series of reported casualties by calendar year for person on track- collisions Year Deaths Serious injuries Minor injuries 2000 17 2 1 2001 11 2 3 2002 10 5 2 2003 14 5 3 2004 5 0 1 2005 9 0 1 2006 14 7 1 2007 3 6 1 2008 7 3 1 2009 7 2 1 2010 9 1 -

14. TPT-WG34, Brisbane, Australia Thirty Fourth APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13-17 June 2011 Year 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009 2010 Motor vehicle level crossing casualties Deaths6484752634 0 Injuries17391410161861488 9 Pedestrian level crossing casualties Deaths1122432110 1 Injuries1001000020 0 Pedal cyclist level crossing casualties Deaths0000000000 0 Injuries0011100000 1 Person on track casualties Deaths1711101459 377 9 Injuries3578118743 1 Other casualties - Members of the public Deaths2001000021 0 Injuries201318242214221413 24 Other casualties - Rail employees Deaths3020000100 0 Injuries1113 31141917111210 13 All rail incident deaths and injuries Deaths29162221161718111312 10 Injuries52705375545253333034 48