Re: "lost" trains

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Gezza wrote in message <386eb4cf.12404017@news.optusnet.com.au>...
>I think everyone is getting a little carried away with the rights and
>wrongs of the Glenbrook collision.

We are not talking about Glenbrook - we are talking about Cowan.

Dave

> Everything said so far is pure
>speculation and I do think that everyone should wait for the result of
>the inquiry before forming any opinions as to who is to blame for this
>unfortunate accident. Lets just hope that lessons are learned from it,
>and it is never repeated.
>
>Regards
>Gezza
>
>On Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:52:19 +1100, "Dave Proctor"
><thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
>
>>Tony Gatt wrote in message <386DAC1A.AF3126B0@tig.com.au>...
>>>
>>>
>>>Rod wrote:
>>>
>>>> RNS <steam3801@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:2sko6sghnn6hsi1jldmplv0kv3fvo8j1t2@4ax.com...
>>>> >
>>>> > This means that the same thing was happening that day as the day of
>>>> > the Cowan bank accident, except on the down instead of the up!
>>>> > Whilst the signal failures being experienced on Cowan Bank may not
>>>> > have been the only reason for the accident, it was certainly a major
>>>> > contributing factor.
>>>> > Once again, if caution by the following interurban driver had been
>>>> > excercised the accident either would not have happened, or it would
>>>> > have been considerablly less serious.
>>>> Why the hell would he have been cautious?
>>>
>>>Because he is charged with the responsibility (as a driver) of the safety
>>>of all the passengers that he carries on that train. You should know that
>>>better than anyone.
>>
>>You are carrying this a bit far here Tony. Sure, he has the responsibility
>>for the safety of the passengers, but if he did not know there was
anything
>>wrong with the signals, then it would be unreasonable to expect the driver
>>to proceed at extreme caution, ready to stop clear of any obstruction. If
>>this was the case, no train would ever get up over the 20km/h mark.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>