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Re: Cronulla
- Subject: Re: Cronulla
- From: craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)
- Date: 20 May 2000 12:47:01 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Core Matrix Foundation, t/a the Jedi News Exchange
- References: <8fl32k$jld$1@merki.connect.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:9629
"Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> writes:
>So 5 minutes was saved but a couple of scarce suburban cars damaged
>severely. Doesnt seem a reasonable compromise on safety.
A couple? According to my very reliable source, *every* coupling between all
14 cars involved in the collision were inspected, and nearly every coupler
has been replaced, with some other damage on the non-impact cars to coupler
pockets, etc. repaired.
Regards,
Craig.
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- From: "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>