National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No. 16 of 2002)

Regulations

Regulations on Notifiable Railway Occurrences, 2022

Part C: Railway Occurrence Reporting

13. Ad Hoc Reports

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In addition to the information to be provided in terms of regulations 10, 11 and 12, the Chief Executive Officer may request further information, such as—

 

(a)the exact location of the occurrence (the kilometre point or mast pole(s) number(s));

 

(b)the train number(s) involved;

 

(c)the type of train (passenger, freight, tourism, or mixed trains, inspection trolleys and on-track maintenance machinery);

 

(d)the type of braking system (vacuum or air brake);

 

(e)the gradient at the point of occurrence;

 

(f)the type of power (3 kV dc, or 25 kV ac, or 50 kV ac,) or non-electrified;

 

(g)the classification of the line (light rail, heavy rail (N1, N2, N3 or S1), or monorail);

 

(h)the motive power (locomotives, whether electric multiple units or diesel multiple units);

 

(i)the  name of the network operator (if different from that of the train operator);

 

(j)the  name  of  the  station  operator (if different from that of the train operator);

 

(k)the content of the load of the freight train (if applicable);

 

(I)the names of train personnel involved;

 

(m)the weather conditions at the time of the occurrence;

 

(n)a description of the immediate natural and built environment;

 

(o)the method of train authorisation;

 

(p)normal or abnormal train working;

 

(q)the possible cause of the incident; and

 

(r)the number of injuries and fatalities.