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Re: [Qld] Tilt train derail near Bundaberg



In article <391A9C61.B7FF5596@powerup.com.au>,
  weaver@kill.spam.powerup.com.au wrote:
> The report I saw (Channel 7) said that it derailed at a crossing loop
> called "Baffle", about 50Km north of Bundaberg.  It was apparently
> restarting after a power failure (overhead?), and was only travelling
> about about 10Km/h when it derailed.  Only the lead two cars came off
> the track.
>
> The Channel 7 news took the usual alarmist media line - "what would
have
> happened if this happened at 170Km/h? ...".
>
> --Colin
OHHH! No!  Hopefully these media won't sn around QR like what they did
with Cityrail.

Looks like ICE may need to replace Tilt train temporaly......


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James


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