[Greens-Media] City Loop passenger safety left behind by train operators

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Victorian Greens Leader Greg Barber says private operators can not be 
trusted to run the rail system safely, after the Ombudsman today found 
dire warnings about passenger safety had been ignored in Melbourne's City 
Loop.

"Quite simply, no one knows who is responsible for safety on the rail 
system" said Greg Barber

"The governance arrangements are complex, there are destructive tensions 
between the agencies that share responsibility for safety and protracted 
disputes over who will pay for essential maintenance and upgrades."

"That makes it easier for the private operator to dodge its 
responsibilities when it comes to passenger safety," 

"They need to get this fixed, even as they go ahead with planning for more 
road and rail tunnels." 

For comment: Greg Barber - 0433 044 771

Victorian Ombudsman: Investigation into allegations concerning rail safety 
in the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop October 2012 - 
http://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/Rail_Safety_Report-_Oct_2012.pdf

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

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