Re: Grinder causes another fire on NE line

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au>]

I have seen pictures of the SPENO rail grinder train used in dry areas of
the USA and that unit has attached a full fire fighting service. In fact
they seemed to be spraying nearby areas with water continuously. Why not the
same here, or do we get the cut price service and depend on the goodwill of
the CFA?
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"B." <gunzel412@dingoblue.gunzel.net.au> wrote in message
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> > Aparrently the grinding machine being used on the North East
> > line has caused yet another fire at around midday today in
> > the township of Barnawartha.
>
> > Five CFA trucks turned up to fight the blaze that spread to
> > an adjoining vacant property (about 10 acres aprox).
>
> > I am told this has happened a few times now in the last few
> > days, and the fire fighters are not impressed.
>
> Heh, sounds like the re-sleepering contractors who tried to burn
> of some released sleepers up near Seymour a few weeks ago.  They
> set fire to much more than the sleepers, and disrupted the train
> service in the process.
>
> ARTC Contractor strikes again... |-)
>
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