Re: [NSW] Kingsgrove, East Hills Line - Accident, Carriages Lying on Side

["Paul Jones" <jonesclan@free.net.au>]

Ever been on an endeavour going around that corner at Turrella at high
speed?? Normally I like roller coaster rides, but that was bordering on
scary!!

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Paul Jones


"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> according to a reliable source, East Hills was never intended to be
heavily
> utilised as it is today, with up to 10-16 trains an hour running during
peak
> hours.
>
> The problem with the East Hills line, according to the source, is that the
> track itself was laid so that only perhaps light "traffic" would run on
it.
> However when the Glenfield-Holsworthy-East Hills section opened in the
late
> 80s, the track between East Hills and Sydenham was left untouched and
today
> its still the same. As we all know, the East Hills line is one of the
> busiest lines, perhaps second only to West. However West has very good
track
> as it has always had a mix of trains running on it--namely much of the
> freight and XPTs. East Hills has only started to carry long-distance
> passenger trains in the past few years. During the Olympics, XPTs and
> Canberra Xplorers were even allowed to run on the East Hills line to avoid
> blocking other trains at Strathfield, and we should be grateful that this
> didn't happen 4 days ago, otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable.
>
> According to that source, the track needs to be upgraded immediately, as
> he/she has told me around 3 months ago that if the track was not stable
> enough, derailments will occur even on straight sections of track, and i
> think that prediction has come to be true yesterday, with 3 cars
> derailing--not at points, but on a perfectly straight section of track.
>
>
>
> "Magilla Gorilla" <choochoo@spin.net.au> wrote in message
> 39DE35F2.F01CA34E@spin.net.au">news:39DE35F2.F01CA34E@spin.net.au...
> | Anyone have any ideas what caused it? To me it would be either a track
> | failure, mechanical failure or excess speed.
> |
> | carrington wrote:
> |
> | > News reports on ABC radio 15354hrs Fri 6/10/2000 - train delrailment
> | > at Kingsgrove (City-Airport-East Hills-Campbelltown line) - last 2
> | > carriages are lying on their side. Passengers involved.
> | >
> | > I live neaby and there's been a cacophony of all tones of sirens; now
> | > there are helicopters galore over the Kingsgrove area.
> | >
> | > Carrington
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> | >  - now they just take up your whole life
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