Urban Tram Forum 2018 28/29 November 2018 SPAD Statistics & Actions Being Taken to Minimise
Urban Tram Forum 201828/29 November 2018
SPAD Statistics & Actions Being Taken to Minimise
SPAD / SPAS CategoriesA SPAD Tram is stopped passed the signal head, but before yellow box or points or driver engaged the area
under line of sight. No conflict with pedestrians or road traffic.
B SPAD Tram passed the signal on a non-conflicting route.C1 SPAD Tram passed the signal and crossed points on a conflicting route, but no other tram in the area
C2 SPAD Tram passed the signal and crossed points on a conflicting route, with another tram in the area possibility of collision
D1 SPAD Tram passed the signal and entered a traffic junction or pedestrian crossing with no contact
D2 SPAD Tram passed the signal and entered a traffic junction or pedestrian crossing leading to a contact
E SPAD SPAD/SPAS which occurs when a Stop Aspect is displayed as a result of failed equipment
or Signal Reversion, which the driver may or may not have time to react to correctly. If it
is suspected that a technical fault has caused the incident, this must be investigated by
the appropriate technical experts, in line with current procedures
SPAD / SPAS Category
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SPAS A SPAS B SPAD A SPAD B SPAD C1 SPAD D1
SPAD/SPAS Category
2017 2018
Red / Green Line Comparison
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2017 2018
SPAD/SPAS BY RED/GREEN LINE
Red Green
SPAD/SPAS LCC Compared to Green Line Total
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2017 2018
SPAD/SPAS LCC Compaired to Green line total
GREEN LCC
Driver Experience
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2017 2018
Driver experience 2 Years or Less
LESS than 2 Years More that 2 years
SPAD / SPAS by Time of Day
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06.00 TO 12.00 12.00 TO 18.00 18.00 TO 24.00 24.00 TO 06.00
SPAD/SPAS BY Time of Day
2017 2018
SPAD / SPAS Per Quarter
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SPAD/SPAS PER Quarter 2017/2018
2017 2018
SPAD / SPAS by Stop
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Broombridge Cookstown Sandyford
SPAD/SPAS LSS Areas
2017 2018
SPAD / SPAS by Day of the Week
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mon tue wed thu fri sat sun
SPAD/SPAS by day of the week
2017 2018
Main Findings
• C1
• Green Line
• Less than 2 years’ driving experience
• Daytime / peak
• Q2 – has been period of very bad weather over the last 2 years
• 3x hotspots – Broombridge / Cookstown / Sandyford
Initiatives• Full network risk review with all relevant stakeholders
• Review of driver training from recruitment onwards, including use of appropriate psychometric testing
• Bespoke management of Red and Green lines
• Full review of Severe Weather Plan
• Appointment of Accident Investigator (fully trained by RAIB)
• Appropriate categorisation of SPAD / SPAS
• Effective Root Cause Analysis
• Effective post-incident action – Safety Team / Accident Investigator / Line Management / HR
• Lessons learned from other operators from both within Transdev and outside –eg. Barcelona and Croydon
• Working collaboratively with CRR to review their SPAD categorisations
Thank You
Any Questions?