A Grenfell couple, Angela and John Hunter, has joined a nationwide group of families who have had loved ones killed in rail accidents, who are petitioning the Federal Parliament to enact legislation to improve lighting on trains.
They are encouraging others around the region to help support this petition.
The petition is a request for improved lighting on trains across Australia. This improvement will come in the form of rotating beacon lights on the front of all locomotives and strip lighting on the sides of all carriages and rolling stock wagons.
Angela Hunter said they have received a lot of support, but it gets to a stage where no change has been happening, which is why they have this petition.
One of the drivers behind the petition, Lara Jenson, wrote in the petition that for decades the Rail Industry in Australia has ignored the requests of State Coroners, University and independent studies, as well as world's best practice on train illumination for better visibility in all weather and lighting conditions, to improve train visibility.
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"In the past three years two national train lighting reports, The Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation's Freight Train Visibility Report and Monash Institute of Railway Technology Report both stated how and why train visibility can and should be improved. To date nothing has changed," Ms Jenson said.
"We are petitioning the Federal Government for mandatory and enforceable legislation requiring rotating beacon lights on the front of train locomotives and side lighting on locomotives and rolling stock.
"Our e-petition is currently running on the Parliament of Australia website. We have only until July 31 in which to get as many signatures as we can to bring this need before Parliament," she said.
"We ask you to personally sign the e-petition but also to distribute it to as many people as you can."
You can sign the petition digitally and find out more at https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/en6369
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