Adelaide Yard, South Australia, 24 February 2011 24 South Australia, Yard, Adelaide in and 215A trains G231 suburban passenger Collision between ATSB TRANSPORT SAFETY REPORT Rail Occurrence Investigation RO-2011-002 Final Collision between suburban passenger trains G231 and 215A in Adelaide Yard, South Australia 24 February 2011 RO-2011-002.indd 1 7/10/11 2:02 PM ATSB TRANSPORT SAFETY REPORT Rail Occurrence Investigation RO-2011-002 Final Collision between suburban passenger trains G231 and 215A in Adelaide Yard, South Australia 24 February 2011 Released in accordance with section 25 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 - i - Published by: Australian Transport Safety Bureau Postal address: PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608 Office: 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601 Telephone: 1800 020 616, from overseas +61 2 6257 4150 Accident and incident notification: 1800 011 034 (24 hours) Facsimile: 02 6247 3117, from overseas +61 2 6247 3117 Email:
[email protected] Internet: www.atsb.gov.au © Commonwealth of Australia 2011 In the interests of enhancing the value of the information contained in this publication you may download, print, reproduce and distribute this material acknowledging the Australian Transport Safety Bureau as the source. However, copyright in the material obtained from other agencies, private individuals or organisations, belongs to those agencies, individuals or organisations. Where you want to use their material you will need to contact them directly. ISBN and formal report title: see ‘Document retrieval information’ on page v - ii - CONTENTS THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU ................................ vii TERMINOLOGY USED IN THIS REPORT ................................................... viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................