Re: Parkes To-Day

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

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Roger Jones wrote:

> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> Essentially confirmation of the reports from Gary Marshall and David Oliver.
>
> Yesterday's level crossing happened on the Back Trundle Road (yes that's its
> name) which crosses the Narromine line between Goobang Junction and
> Nanardine a kilometre or two north of the Parkes-Condobolin road. The
> crossing is protected by Stop signs only. Visibility from the road is very
> poor heading into Parkes (which is the way the car was going). The car hit
> light engines heading to Goonumbla to collect the Northparkes concentrate
> train.

I am just wondering what she could have been thinking?  The number plate of the
car was wrapped around an axle box of the loco, so she obviously didn't stop at
the stop sign.


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