WINNIPEG — The Transportation Safety Board says a 2019 train collision and derailment west of Winnipeg was the result of crew fatigue and inexperience and has…
“If Transport Canada and the railway industry do not act more quickly to implement physical fail-safe defences to reduce the consequences of inevitable human errors, the risk of collisions and derailments will persist with a commensurate risk to people, property and the environment,” board chair Kathy Fox said Wednesday.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.
Fox said the engineer was fatigued due to inconsistent rest periods during the two days leading up to the accident. “When a crew does not follow signal indication, the administrative defence fails. In the absence of a physical defence, there’s no automatic intervention to slow or stop a train, as was the case in this accident,” said Fox.
“When there’s a difference in experience between operating crew members ⦠a less experienced crew member may not always intervene to ensure compliance with all of the rules,” said Fox.
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