Re: [melb] Holmsglen Accident

[Johann Fan <jyf@ecr.mu.oz.au>]

<pure speculation>
How could you do that much damage if you trip 2 signals... the last one is
approximately 300 metres from Holmsglen Station? I'm guessing he sped through
the first one, tripped through then accelerated before tripping the second one
and smashing into the back of the pass.
</pure speculation>

I caught the 1411hrs up GWY this afternoon (tempting fate as I was meant to be
on yesterday's one as well!) and the driver did not go above 60km/hr the whole
trip in. Six separated Comeng cars sitting with a whole pile of ballast and a
front-loader just beyond the Holmsglen car park. Most of the damage has been
covered up with tarps. Holmsglen car park was also empty (no surprise)

cheers
Johann

Andy B wrote:

> 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
> 397f9687$0$11164$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:397f9687$0$11164$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > 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?