Recommendation: 2014-011 | Railway Accident Investigation Unit

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Ref #	2014-011
Status	Closed
Occurrence	DART wrongside door failure, Salthill & Monkstown Station
Occurrence Date	10 August 2013
Date Closed	01/12/2015

Basis for Recommendation

In relation to the drivers inspection, the sole reliance on drivers to check the coupling (including damage) should be removed (CF-01, UC-02) as a result the RAIU make the following safety recommendations:

Recommendation

The CME (IÉ RU) should introduce a visual indicator on the driving console (EMU Fleet) to indicate to the driver that coupling has been completed successfully (or a visual or audible indication that coupling has failed).