Re: NSW Derailment @ Flemo 30/9?

[maikha@my-deja.com]

Yep, this did happen, I was on-board the 6:48pm (Intercity Service) and
it was travelling much slower than usual, switched tracks after
Strathfield and the people in my carriage huddled on the right to see
the derailed train at the Flemo yards.

I think the train was an R or S set I'm not sure, but there were plenty
of guys in orange vests around the front of the train. But there was a
G-SET coming from the east travelling through the loop as usual instead
of the diversion via Lidcombe.

Also (Out of this topic) The HET's restored red rattler set (I think it
was F1) was parked outside of the shed.

Cheers :-)
Maikha "V" Ly
http://www.geocities.com/microchip_689



In article <39d72646$0$12088$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
>
> "Erk"
> > The Sunday Terrorgraph of 30/9 reports a derailment in Flemo Car
Sheds about
> > 1830 (from what I can figure) last night (30/9). Central - Olympic
Park
> > services were diverted to Lidcombe then Olmypic Park according to
the
> > article, causing delays of up to 20 minutes to 3 services.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm this?
>
> Yeah, around 1830-1900 an affirmative action put a non-Tangara type
train through the jacks coming out of the yard. One bogie in the
> dirt. They decided they wanted the line clear NOW, so they hauled it
back in clear whilst it was still in the dirt. This is a first
> as far as I know. First officially anyway.
>
> There was also a junkie OD'd at Macquarie Fields last night around
11.30. All trains on the down held till the ambulance got there,
> gave him a heart starter, received the profuse thanks and reward
offered by the victim who decided to remain on the train to his
> houso destination.
>
> Apparently there was a fatality at Lidcombe on Tuesday afternoon, a
male, no other details known.
>
>


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