Uniform reporting and classification of deviations

Not all wrong routings are reported or their data is not collected, although this would be possible through IT means. No clear and uniform system exists for reporting on wrong routings that covers all parties: the rail traffic operators, the owner of the railway network and the safety authority. It is not possible to gain an overview of the issue.

The Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi) is obliged to create a uniform system for the reporting and classifying of deviations; one covering all actors.

Finrail Oy classifies some wrong routings as quality deviations. However, a wrong routing classified as a quality deviation may cause a dangerous situation for passengers, for example, if a passenger train is directed onto a track with no platform. The collection of both safety and quality deviations would result in a better overview of the issue.

Not all wrong routings are reported or their data is not collected, although this would be possible through IT means. No clear and uniform system exists for reporting on wrong routings that covers all parties: the rail traffic operators, the owner of the railway network and the safety authority. It is not possible to gain an overview of the issue.