Passenger safety on Dm12 rolling stock
Implemented
Rail R
Accident
14.1.2021
2021-S3
Suosituksen perustelu
If the train driver is incapacitated or the train has more than one car, passengers must be able to exit the train quickly on their own initiative in the event of a fire or other accident. The rail bus’s safety lights do not function if the batteries are damaged, and the instructions for open-ing the doors are difficult to understand.
Recommendation
VR Group replaces the emergency opening instruction decals and ensure the functioning of safety lights on rail buses
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
If the train driver is incapacitated or the train has more than one car, passengers must be able to exit the train quickly on their own initiative in the event of a fire or other accident. The rail bus’s safety lights do not function if the batteries are damaged, and the instructions for open-ing the doors are difficult to understand.
Investigation report
R2020-01 Level-crossing accident in Mänttä-Vilppula on 14 May 2020