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Re: [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne

Subject: Re: [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne
From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:57:57 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
References: <ui0p3tcat3rgmi6t0m6rvbqha8fu9c8hb3@4ax.com> <TF%_5.21653$xW4.169314@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <3a3c94a3$0$18328$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:26874

"B." <gunzel412@dingoblue.gunzel.net.au> wrote in message
3a3c94a3$0$18328$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a3c94a3$0$18328$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Methinks that the primary culprit for these sleeper fires are
> sparks from brake blocks.  Especially in Summer, when it's hot &
> dry.
>
> ISTR last year Bayside had a bad batch of brake blocks and
> successfully set fire to great stretches of the SHM line.

You're right; it got a lot of coverage in the local newspaper.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/

References:
- [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne
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- Re: [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne
  - From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
- Re: [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne
  - From: "B." <gunzel412@dingoblue.gunzel.net.au>

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