Rail Safety-Related Fatalities and Hospitalizations in Queensland, 2009-2016

Historical information about rail safety-related fatalities and hospitalizations on Queensland's rail network from 2009 to 2016, excluding suicides, assaults, and natural causes. The dataset was compiled by the Department of Transport and Main Roads when it served as the Rail Regulator. Responsibility for the data was transferred to the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator in 2017, and this specific dataset has not been updated since.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in rail safety incidents based on the historical time range mentioned.
• Benchmark safety performance for the Queensland rail network based on the described incident categories.
• Study the impact of regulatory changes following the 2017 transfer to ONRSR based on the described historical cutoff.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 8-year period from 2009 to 2016.
• Focuses on specific incident types by excluding suicides, assaults, and natural causes.
• Has a clear attribution to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads as the original source.

Limitations

• Data is described as 'legacy information' and has not been updated since 2016.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Queensland

Collection Method

Legacy regulatory data collection.

Time Range

2009 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 03:34:06.030176; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia rail network