Reports and guidelines

Rail safety licensing and safety assessment guidelines. Key guidelines relating to the safety management of railways and tramways in New Zealand.
Traffic control devices manual, Part 9, Level crossings. This document provides guidelines for the provision of traffic control devices including signs and markings on the approaches to, and at, railway level crossings on New Zealand roads.
Review of the South Island rail coal route. An independent review of the safety of the management, operation and infrastructure of the South Island coal route.
Review of criteria to prioritise level crossings (PDF, 46 KB). Paper by Tui Patterson, Senior Behavioural Scientist, LTSA (30 June 2004).
Analysis of trespasser accidents (PDF, 67 KB). Paper by Tui Patterson, Senior Behavioural Scientist, LTSA (30 June 2004).
Rail corridor safety in New Zealand: Issues and observations (PDF, 81 KB). Paper by Bill Guest, former Senior Engineer, Special Projects, Rail section, LTSA (August 2004).
Rail/road safety seminar (PDF, 45 KB). Meeting notes of second seminar (30 September 2004).
Land Transport NZ policy concerning the introduction of rail vehicles

Last updated: 7 January 2009