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Passenger operations on the Durundur Railway, Woodford Queensland, have been accredited. Lynn Zelmer photo.

Queensland Transport: Rail Safety Unit

Railway managers and/or railway operators within Queensland are required to be accredited in accordance with the Transport Infrastructure Act (1994) which was introduced to:

facilitate competition and enable access by other operators
provide a framework to allow managers and other operators to manage infrastructure and rolling stock in an effective and efficient way
introduce a safety accreditation system to maintain appropriate levels of safety in the rail transport industry

The Rail Safety Unit of Queensland Transport regulates rail safety in Queensland. Its role is to:

implement strategic policy to promote, maintain and enhance safety
manage the rail safety database and data analysis
implement and manage safety accreditation schemes
audit rail safety systems
co-ordinate, review and, when appropriate, participate in incident investigations
level crossing safety strategy
dangerous goods by rail

Details on the Rail Safety Unit's web site.

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