Traffic management under exceptional circumstances, Preparedness Plan

The Tampere traffic control was overburdened by the management of train operations and the arrangements for replacement transport. A comprehensive plan for traffic management and train services was never drawn up. There was no plan available for the use of traction services under exceptional circumstances. The organisation of equipment and personnel rotation also placed a burden on traffic control in Tampere. Local traffic control is overwhelmed with the duties to be performed when following cur-rent instructions concerning major accidents. Therefore, a new set of instructions should be drawn up with the duties distributed more rationally. Cooperation drills should also be arranged, and the roles of the traffic centre and the operators in transport management should be more clearly defined. The threshold for using additional resources should be lowered.

To deal effectively with exceptional situations, the forms of cooperation and the distribution of duties and responsibilities should be clearly defined both at national and local level.

The Tampere traffic control was overburdened by the management of train operations and the arrangements for replacement transport. A comprehensive plan for traffic management and train services was never drawn up. There was no plan available for the use of traction services under exceptional circumstances. The organisation of equipment and personnel rotation also placed a burden on traffic control in Tampere. Local traffic control is overwhelmed with the duties to be performed when following cur-rent instructions concerning major accidents. Therefore, a new set of instructions should be drawn up with the duties distributed more rationally. Cooperation drills should also be arranged, and the roles of the traffic centre and the operators in transport management should be more clearly defined. The threshold for using additional resources should be lowered.