Re: Inland rail safety questioned after derailment

[Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>]

John McCandless wrote:

>  >
> > As usual for such reports, either the politician being quoted or the
> > journalist writing the story managed to get something wrong.  In this
> > case, the story refers to the "Great Western Line", which is lightly
> > laid branch line from Westgate to Quilpie (Westgate south of Charleville
> > on the Cunnamulla line).
> >
> > The correct name for the Townsville - Mt Isa line is the "Great Northern
> > Line", although I don't know if the term is still in common use.
> >
>
> <nitpick>  It's actually GNR - Great Northern Railway -  </nitpick>
>
> Derailments are a fact of life out here as things get hotter - all the
> engineering in the world won't prevent them.
> This is purely political mud slinging, IMHO.
>
> --
> John McCandless
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> Cloncurry Qld Au
> http://www.geocities.com/johnmccandlessqld

In fact the latest derailment near Torrens Creek was on new concrete sleepered
track, so I think a buckle (mis-alingnment) is unlikely. My betting is on a
bearing failure

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Bruce L. Greening
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