Re: Guardian Angels but who do we tell

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

In Melbourne most railway bridges have an emergency contact number posted
for use in the event of a vehicle collision with the bridge.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/


"Arthur Marsh" <mars0177@flinders.edu.au> wrote in message
39c886cd_2@news.chariot.net.au">news:39c886cd_2@news.chariot.net.au...
> This was a recent topic under the subject of "reporting rail-related
> emergencies".
>
> The short answer is to call the police, state that you have a rail-related
> emergency, use 000 if it's life threatening, or the other police
> attendence/operations number if not. If calling from a mobile, leave your
> mobile number; if calling from a public telephone, ask to stay on the line
> while the appropriate rail operations staff are contacted so that you can
be
> contacted should any clarification of the situation be needed.
>
> In the Adelaide metropolitan area I use the TransAdelaide Transit Police
> number - they at least answer the phone very quickly and know who to
> contact.
>
> The problem with trying to contact controllers directly is that they have
a
> limited number of lines and are not in a good position to handle a large
> number of calls. The police should at least be competent to answer and
> filter calls, and contact the right parties quickly.
>
> Arthur.
>
> PS, please do not post to this newsgroup in HTML.
>
>
> "Thommo" <mjthom@hdc.net.au> wrote in message
> Km%x5.3$ii2.617@vic.nntp.telstra.net">news:Km%x5.3$ii2.617@vic.nntp.telstra.net...
> 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.
>
> Your Guardian Angel
> Thommo
>
>