Opicina tram: work to be redone? According to the new regulation (2024)

Description

TG scheduled for 10/05/2024 - TRIESTE - The new operating document for the Opicina Tram will be finalized at the beginning of June; only then will it be possible to determine whether new work on the line will be necessary. Today, during the IV council commission, an update was provided on the restart process of the Opicina Tram, including the reopening of carriages and the implementation of additional miscellaneous works. During the same meeting, an update was given on the current situation. The working group, consisting of Ansfisa, Ferrovie dello Stato, the Region, Trieste Trasporti, and the Municipality, is finalizing the guidelines for the operation and maintenance of the narrow-gauge tram lines, specifically the Tram. Of the approximately eight technical sheets needed for the document, four have been received, resulting from six online meetings between the working group members and a recent traction test. The operating lines will serve as the reference manual for the Tram, documenting all essential details for proper service management. This document was requested in October 2023 by Ansfisa after the Municipality completed the mandated works according to current regulations, which the Municipality executed, tested, and is now undergoing technical inspections. In August last year, after finishing the works, ANSFISA notified the Municipality that at some points, gauge, skew, and cant conformities were not met. Specifically, there are 12 points where the design tolerances, based on railway regulations used as a reference, were exceeded by a few millimeters. Naturally, the Municipality was prepared to intervene if necessary, but a subsequent decision was made to draft a specific operating document, which is now in progress. Therefore, the Municipality has not yet intervened on these issues, as the new regulation might determine that the works already completed fall within permitted standards.

To conclude, by the beginning of June, all the technical sheets from the joint working group should be available, indicating whether the work already completed is satisfactory or not. Only then will an evaluation take place - Interviewed ENG. LUIGI FANTINI (MANAGER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRIESTE) (Report by Bernardo Gulotta) - Follow Telequattro also on digital terrestrial!

Picina tram: restarting carriages and proceeding with various possible works today. During the fourth committee meeting, an update on the situation was provided. Currently, the working group, which includes Ansfisa, Ferrovie dello Stato, the Trieste region's transportation authority, and the municipality, is finalizing the draft of the guidelines for operating and maintaining the narrow-gauge tram lines, also known as the tram. Out of the eight technical sheets intended for the document, four have been received—these results came from six web meetings among the working group members and a traction test conducted over recent weeks. The operating lines will serve as the reference manual for the tram, containing all essential details for proper service management. These sheets primarily include technical specifications related to how the track gauge, superelevations, stops, and sleeper types and sizes should be evaluated, measured, and constructed within allowed tolerances. This document was received by Ansfisa between late September and early October 2023, following the completion of the work. As mandated by current regulations and operated by the municipality, Ansfisa notified the city in August of last year, after the works' completion, that some points did not fully conform regarding gauge, skew, and superelevation. Specifically, there are 12 points where, due to millimeters, the project’s permissible tolerances were exceeded according to the railway standards used as a reference. It’s important to note that the Municipality was prepared to intervene if necessary. Subsequently, Ansfisa decided to create a specific operational document, which is currently in development, to enhance safety further. Because of this, the municipality has not yet intervened regarding these deviations, awaiting the new regulation, which might declare that the completed works are within acceptable limits. Consequently, by early June, all technical sheets from the joint working group are expected to be finalized, which will determine whether the past work is compliant or not. Only then will the need for further interventions be assessed; these are possible but not guaranteed. Based on the new tolerances and current status, I believe the working group activities will conclude after roughly two more meetings, depending on the schedule set by DAFISA, likely by the end of May or mid-June.

Stops

Piazza Oberdan → Opicina.

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