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Asbestos found in NZ's newest locomotives

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  • #2
    corktina
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    shocking!


  • #3
    SeanW
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Manufactured in China
    Says it all really ...


  • #4
    GBOA
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    SeanW wrote: »
    Says it all really ...
    Do please expand.


    I read about this a few weeks ago and according to Kiwirail, the order specification stated no hazardous material. At the very least, it's embarrassing for Dalian and by association, China. Fortunate that it was discovered early life.


  • #5
    SpaceTime
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    I think though this is an issue for small, totally independent markets like NZ.

    Even with problems with procurement policies, anything sold in Europe would have to comply with the latest CE and other standards as issued by the European commission. So, if something like that happened here, the manufacturer would be in serious hot water as the machine wouldn't comply with legal requirements for import into Europe so it would have to be solved at their expense.

    If NZ doesn't have similar law and this wasn't mentioned in the design spec, or an assumption were made, then they might be left stuck with useless locos.


  • #6
    Hungerford
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    SpaceTime wrote: »
    If NZ doesn't have similar law and this wasn't mentioned in the design spec, or an assumption were made, then they might be left stuck with useless locos.

    The importation of asbestos in NZ is a criminal offence but that doesn't seem to have affected the manufacturer's actions.


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  • #7
    GBOA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭GBOA


    SpaceTime wrote: »
    If NZ doesn't have similar law and this wasn't mentioned in the design spec, or an assumption were made, then they might be left stuck with useless locos.

    As I mentioned above, Kiwirail has said that the contract spec stated no toxic materials (asbestos being included) were to be used in the construction of the locos. Unless this was not the case, Dalian chose, consciously or in error, to ignore it. Either way, NZ law has been broken as Hungerford states, but without hard facts, all we can do is speculate.


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