david gordon - kiwi rail - level crossing safety an integrated approach
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Level Crossings:
A failure to launch?
David Gordon
KiwiRail Group GM Asset Management,
Engineering and Innovation
4 June 2015
Public crossings –
Collisions per month history
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Where are we now?
17% of collisions
involve HVs
14% of crossings with formal
agreement
52% of collisions at crossing
with active controls
People die on average each year
People injured on
average each year
A crossing every
1.5km of track
6 to 8 crossings upgraded
each year
1,276 public crossings 1,343 private crossings
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0 5 10 15 20
Northland region
Waikato region
Gisborne region
Taranaki region
Wellington region
Nelson region
West Coast region
Otago region
Crashes per 100,00 people
Reg
ion
s
Regions vs Crashes per 100,000 people
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Northland region
Waikato region
Gisborne region
Taranaki region
Wellington region
Nelson region
West Coast region
Otago region
Crashes per 100 Level Crossings
Reg
ion
s
Regions vs Crashes per 100 Level Crossings
Where are we now?
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0 1 2 3 4 5
North Island
South Island
Crashes per 100,00 people
Isla
nd
s
Islands vs Crashes per 100,000 people
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
North Island
South Island
Crashes per 100 Level Crossings
Reg
ion
s
Regions vs Crashes per 100 Level Crossings
Where are we now?
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Where are we now?
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Manawatu-Whanganui:
Most private crossings
West Coast:
Highest collisions per Capita
Canterbury:
Highest collisions per
100 crossings
Auckland:
Highest no. of collisions
Level Crossings – A failure to launch?
Public crossings –
Collisions per month history
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ALCAM v’s 20 year incident history
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CollisionsALCAM Score
What are the emerging issues?
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Freight volumes – more frequent, longer, faster
Commuters – more frequent, faster, quieter
Regulatory funding
Operator driven
Subdivision and intensificationAccessibility Distraction Longer, heavier
User driven
Funding Regulator Road enforcement
Level Crossings – A failure to launch?
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Vision
Zero Harm at level crossings within New Zealand
People
Vehicles
Rail infrastructure/rail assets
How
Ultimate = Grade Separation
Success will look like:
Crossings in compliance with “must”
aspects of Part 9
Interface agreements in place for every
crossing
Partners working towards common objective
District and regional planning documents
address level crossing safety
Where do we want to be?
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What do we do to get there?
10Level Crossings – A failure to launch?
Level Crossings – A failure to launch?
Changing the speed profile
Flexi cones
Changing the requirements for gates
Morningside
Audible warnings – another train
Morningside
Flashing light Tactile Pavers
Location to be determined
‘Time to cross’ alarms – countdown
timer
Short stacking distance sites
Other innovations we are trying
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Level Crossings – A failure to launch
Questions
welcome
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