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Re: Plane/train collisions
- Subject: Re: Plane/train collisions
- From: "deano" <dsma@pigpond.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 09:17:12 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
- References: <v4FY4.1373$Il2.453343@news0.optus.net.au> <39336D74.D0CF7C29@ozemail.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:10856
18th June 1950, Ansett DC3 named Anstratus VH-BZK was taxying for departure
to Brisbane when it
collided with an empty steam driven coal train returning from Bunnerong
Power Station. The train derailed
5 wagons and the DC3 was damaged on its port side. No serious injuries.
Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:39336D74.D0CF7C29@ozemail.com.au...
> David Bromage wrote:
>
> > There are several examples in Australia of railways running very close
to
> > and even through airports (e.g. Wynyard). Have there been many instances
> > of planes colliding with trains? I read somewhere that a DC-3 clipped a
> > coal train on the Botany goods line in the 1930s.
> >
>
> A full account of the accident with pictures & maps appear in "The Story
of
> the Sydenham to Botany Railway" book by Neville Pollard. It happened on
18th
> June 1950 - nearly 50 years ago!
>
> Jon Lau
>