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

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

It was much better before the sewer overpass was rebuilt.  The transition on
the up line from 1 in 42 rising to 1 in 40 falling was very rapid at
80km/h+, enough to well and truly be felt in the stomach.  Even better in a
standard set (which had to be express from Kingsgrove to reach this speed)
when the driver then took the 25km/h junction with the Illawarra line at the
same speed.  The single deck cars always handled it with great aplomb on the
rare occasions this occurred.

Chris

Paul Jones <jonesclan@free.net.au> wrote in message
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> 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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> "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
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> > | 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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> > | > A computer used to take up a whole building
> > | >  - now they just take up your whole life
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