Re: Sydney train travelled 1km in wrong direction: SRA

[The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Well some of us know what really happened but we aren't allowed to say.
Which is for the best.
rgds

Gnome 412 wrote:
> 
> from http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/0003/21/A21822-2000Mar21.shtml today ...
> 
> Source: AAP | Published: Tuesday March 21, 11:49 AM
> 
> A Sydney passenger train travelled one kilometre down the wrong track
> because a signal was possibly obscured, State Rail said today.
> 
> The driver, guard and controller involved had been stood down from "safe
> working" duties while an internal inquiry was held, it said.
> 
> The three were tested for drugs and alcohol but no traces were found.
> 
> The train left Olympic Park last Saturday carrying a handful of passengers
> who all alighted at Lidcombe.
> 
> The next stop was the railyards at Redfern but instead the empty train
> headed off back towards Olympic Park.
> 
> State Rail spokesman Wayne Geddes said there were no passengers on board at
> the time and no one was put in danger.
> 
> However, Mr Geddes said the mistake, which happened just before midnight on
> Saturday, was unacceptable.
> 
> "It's totally unacceptable and we are pursuing enquiries on how it
> happened," he said.
> 
> "There is anecdotal evidence that the signal post at Lidcombe station may
> have been partly obscured.
> 
> "It may have to be moved further down the line to make it more visible to
> drivers."