COVID-19 client service update

While Technical Safety BC offices are temporarily closed, our phone lines are open at 1 866 566 7233. Our contact centre continues to provide services by email at contact@technicalsafetybc.ca. Safety critical assessments and incident investigations are continuing, as per our mandate. More information here.

Show alerts

railway classes

Types of railways regulated by Technical Safety BC:

Common carrier railways transport passengers and/or goods and interchange common rolling stock with other railways.
Commuter railways exclusively provide rail transportation for passengers in or between urban and/or suburban locations.
Heritage railways operate or move only railway equipment of historical significance.
Industrial railways exclusively serve and move railway equipment through track switches at industrial sites or as designated by the authority having administrative responsibility.