DMRG Rules 47Chapter VI · Accident and Unusual Occurrences

Section 47 · Flooding

(1)

Any Train Operator or Station Controller or the other member of the staff who observes water accumulating on the track shall report to the Traffic Controller giving as much details as possible with respect to location, distance of tract affected, level of water with respect to the rail.

(2)

The Traffic Controller shall inform all trains required to pass through the area and requests reports of the state of the water level.and, if the water level is below the level of the rail fastenings, the Traffic Controller shall instruct the Train Operator to reduce the speed of their trains to 25 km/h when passing through the affected area.

(3)

If the water level rises above rail fastenings, passenger train service shall only by permitted under special instructions.

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