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Re: Dubbo XPT hits truck

Subject: Re: Dubbo XPT hits truck
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:28:00 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
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David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Nobodyhere wrote:

> > From what I saw of the footage, with the buckled track, it was amazing
> > that no one was killed. There must have been an emergency brake
> > application in time to prevent disaster. There were apparently 170 +
> > passengers on the train - I think we can see the potential here. Anyone
> > want to lobby for boom gates?

> Why bother?  The retard would have just driven around them.

Unless the booms were long enough to cover both lanes. I'm serious.

Cheers
David

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