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The NSW Government’s New InterCity Fleet are a disaster waiting to happen. The flawed design means that trains guards cannot properly monitor passengers to ensure their safety.

An independent report by expert railway evaluators has examined the NIF operation model concluded it is not safe. You can read the full report here.

Rail workers have refused to operate the New InterCity Fleet until the safety issues are rectified, but some NSW Government Ministers are refusing to do that.

Will you email the NSW Premier and ask him to fix the New InterCity Fleet?

Use this form to send your email now – we’ve even included a placeholder message that you can edit or replace with your own.

Martin Stewart, a blind commuter, received horrific injuries when he was dragged 200m by a guard-less train in Melbourne. In 2018, the then Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, promised that no train in NSW would operate without guards in their full safety role. The New InterCity Fleet as it currently operates breaks that promise.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has worked tirelessly to find a way to ensure New InterCity Fleet can be operated safely, but now some NSW Government Ministers are standing in the way of making that happen, seemingly for purely political reasons. As a result, the unsafe fleet is currently sitting in storage, costing taxpayers money.

Not allowing guards to perform their vital safety duty is a disaster waiting to happen.

We’ve seen tragedies on trains without guards, or adequate guard services, before. We can’t afford to let that happen here in NSW.

Send an email to the NSW Premier asking him not to close the door on platform safety

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I write to express my concern about the design fault in the New InterCity Fleet which will mean guards can’t effectively undertake their safety role. The current fault in design means that guards can’t open their door to see or hear passengers who are getting on board the train just prior to departure – the crucial moments when serious incidents could occur. An independent report by expert railway evaluators released this week has examined the NIF operation model concluded it is, in official terms, not safe ‘So Far As Is Reasonably Practical’ (SFAIRP). You can read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3o6oGqf There are serious concerns about the use of CCTV, which is not as reliable as the human eye, and the dangerous distraction of the driver who is expected to monitor it. We’ve seen horrific examples of what can happen when guards can’t undertake their safety role. We can't afford to let that happen in NSW. Rail workers have worked tirelessly to find a way to ensure the New InterCity Fleet can be run safely, but despite many promises otherwise, your government has so far refused to help make that happen. I look forward to hearing your plans for rectifying this critical issue. Kind regards,
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