Re: GNR/Austrac T373 Crash

["John Regan" <reganjd@clear.net.nz>]

Aus loco discussion mailing list

>Unfortunately, the driver of the tractor was killed.
>
>Not making light of the accident, could it be that after all but blue locos
>on trains for the last couple of years passing through this area, that a
>'foreign' object was not recognised as dangerous?



Could be the case but it was obviously a rural crossing so the headlight
would have been on and the horn would have no doubt been used.
Did it occur on a public crossing or on a farmers crossing?

>From my personal experience I would think that the farmer would not have
even looked!  I have had two crossing collisions with farm industry people,
one a farmer who left his four wheel bike on the track with the result that
it was dragged almost 800m under the front drawgear (he was still trying to
drag it clear when we hit it), and a farm rep who got to close to the train
on a crossing.  I have had a number of near misses, some very very close,
with farmers most who have either not looked or seen the train until it is
almost too late even with the horn blaring.

Of course my feelings are with the crew on the loco as they are a victim of
circumstance.  Hopefully they are not to traumatized by this incident.

Better get back to loco stuff. Does anyone know how badly damaged the T was?


Regards

John Regan


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