Re: [melb] burning sleepers at North Melbourne

[pshute@melbpc.org.au]

On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:55:43 GMT, "Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

>> What causes these fires? Cigarettes or something hot dropping off a
>> train?  It seems to happen regularly, and I expect that sleepers are
>> not cheap to replace, so why doesn't anyone seem to care if there is
>> smoke billowing up from the tracks?
>
>As a Staion Officer, I put sleeper fires out (usually with the kettle... or
>anything else that will carry water). The problem is that we have to know
>about them before we can put them out. That means they have to be near the
>office, or a passenger or driver has to tell us first...

So if I was to tell someone next time I see one they'd come running?
What is the usual cause of your fires?