Re: Olympic trains stop

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <8fCt5.10738$cr3.305322@ozemail.com.au>,
Peter <pmilne@the.net.nz> wrote:
>In article <Fgct5.44856$c5.124184@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, 
>D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com pontificates...
>>
>>Olympic trains stop
>>
>>AAP
>>Wednesday 6 September 2000
>>
>>Olympic loop rail services were brought to a halt yesterday
>>afternoon with high winds blamed for bringing down overhead
>>lines.
>>
>Perhaps they better get some advice on 1,600V DC overhead construction from 
>Transrail Ltd in Windy Wellington, New Zealand.  I know that rail networks 
>must bring down their overheads, but this is going too far.
>

 Looks like it wasn't as much as something blown down, as part of the train
blown up!

 Loose hatch hit the wire ?