Re: [melb] Holmsglen Accident

["Andy B" <andrewrb@optushome.com.au>]

The official word that I have heard is that the driver of the empty cars,
who'll we'll nickname `PF' (initials), was tripped by 2 red signals, but
continued on.  And hit the back of the up pass.

It's understood that the reason the pass was so late is due to faulty doors,
and the driver of the pass was attempting to fix a door mechanism at time of
impact.

Andy B


Johann Fan <jyfx@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> It is suprisingly similiar... this time it was speed (after Holmsglen bank
> most empty trains are travelling at close to 115k/hr due to the slope) and
a
> curve just before Homsglen Stn.
>
> The 14:11 train is timetabled to leave at 14:21 from Holmsglen, the empty
> cars usually leave approx 14:24 from GWY. There must have been major
> problems with the up passenger train to cause it to run so late. Could it
be
> <speculation> that the signal timed out and cleared because the train
> stopped for so long?