Re: Guardian Angels but who do we tell

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Thommo wrote in naughty HTML:

> Given there are more rail enthusiasts trackside than there are rail workers in
> today's environment, in particular the country areas, most of us have
> encountered a freight train passing with a potential disaster looming, in the
> form of a load shift, seized bearing, dragging brakes, tarpaulin blown loose,
> or dragging undergear. A good example is depicted in the September edition of
> Railway Digest, and indeed the incident at Junee earlier this year certainly
> highlights the fact. In days of past,signalers and station staff usually
> reported these defects and contacted the appropriate authority to rectify the
> situation. Us as observers are now the Guardian Angels for these potential
> mishaps but who do we tell?? I used to carry the Melbourne phone number for
> standard gauge traffic, after the death of a truck driver at Wallen, when he
> careered down an embankment, and then a freight train ploughing into him. Now
> most of us carry a mobile in our travels, therefore we should have direct
> access to the train controllers and inform that their train has a potential
> disaster on board.

Phone number 93793000 and ask for the appropriate controller if it is an extreme
emergency.

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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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