Cleveland Station open

Rail services to Cleveland are back up and running ahead of schedule after a train hit the station building on Thursday morning.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson said Queensland Rail worked around the clock to get these repairs completed quickly.

“We appreciate the hard work of more than 100 maintenance crew, facilities crew and demolition subcontractors who have worked tirelessly to get the network back up and running,” Mr Emerson said

“The first train departed Cleveland station this morning so it is back to business as usual for passengers just in time for the Monday morning peak.

“The station is completely operational except the toilets which will be repaired over the coming months.”

Mr Emerson said while it is pleasing that major repairs have been completed so quickly it is important the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is left to get on with its investigation.

“In order to determine the cause of the incident on Thursday the ATSB will provide an interim report in one month.

“I urge the union to follow the decision made by Fair Work Australia and cease any bans and allow the investigation to continue without interference.”

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[ENDS] 3 February 2013

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