Re: Tangara Derailment , Hornsby

[signal_engineer <hayesipNOhaSPAM@yahoo.com.invalid>]

Hmmm, does anyone have any more info on this. After looking at
the signalling plan, I can only presume that the train tripped
past HY55 signal. Was the train stationary before progressing on
or was it travelling at speed through Platform 3. Also what
points did it derail on. The points from the Down Main to the
Yard (530) are a fair way past HY55 signal. Did it derail on the
points between HY55 and 30 (521, 522).


regards Ian
Signal Design Engineer

"Hoges" <pghogan@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote:
>Yep, another one!
>
>Lead car D6108 on 4-car Tangara set T 71 hit the dirt very
early this
>morning on the points leading from No 3 platform to the Up
yard. Initial
>unconfirmed reports indicate the driver overshot a signal, and
attempted to
>reverse, splitting the points in the process.
>
>Rerailing was completed by 0630, and the set moved into
platform 3 for
>inspection, but with damage to the yard pointwork,  platforms 2
and 3 (Up
>shore, Up main) were still out of service.  Up mainline and
Shore services
>were departing a rather crowded platform 1, and Up and Down
intercity
>services were operating via Platform 4 and the Down relief.
Buses replaced
>the local Berowra services.
>
>Good to see CityRail staff well prepared, with no signs at the
barrier
>advising of trouble, and indicators and automatic DVA's still
advising of
>non existent trains from the blocked platforms.  The
refreshment room on
>Platforms 2/3 was fully stocked and open for business, the
owner apparently
>unaware that barricades were preventing anyone accessing those
platforms!
>
>Looks like being a rough peak period.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul
>at Hornsby, the Derailment Capital of the Short North
>
>
>
>



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