Re: Curious Statistics

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

In Japan level crossings are usually protected by gates that go the full way
across the road, not half way or non existent like in NSW

Brendan

"Peter Ruxton" <rucko@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Brendan wrote in message <01bf5e91$d5efe1c0$060e65cb@nobody>...
> >Cow on track le hamburger yes. Derailment "extremely unlikely" . . .
hmmm.
> >Cows have big bones. And how did a cow get on the track? what else could?
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> >As a matter of fact I did do physics. Something traveeling fast with only
a
> >couple of centimetres of flange doesnt need m
> >uch of a hit to go off.
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> >I remind you that the bridge derailment happened after a train hit a car
> >that had fallen off it. That could happen anywhere, wheter track is
> >conventional or not.
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> >and that doesnt change the fact that Australia's track is highly
> >conventional.
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> >Brendan.
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> A XPT was derailed some years ago at Glenapp (pre loop extension)
> on the Down (to Brisbane).The Driver Brought the train to a stand at the
> Staff Hut,
> carried out his safeworking duties then departed at a  reduced speed due
to
> Fog in the early
> morning pre dawn hours. Just out beyond the Home Signal the XPT struck and
> killed
> a bullock derailing the lead bogie in the process, the speed I think was
> about 15 kph and the
> train came to an almost immeadiate stand.
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> Mind you I have also seen XPTs derailed by cars struck at Level Crossings.
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