TAIC opens inquiry into train control failure

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into yesterday’s failure at the National Train Control Centre in Wellington which led to a temporary shut-down of the Auckland suburban rail network.

Failures affecting safety critical systems such as train signals and communications can be serious safety issues.

The Commission will be seeking to establish the cause of the failure and to examine the design and performance of train control system protections and back-ups.

Two investigators have started work on the inquiry.

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