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Rail tragedy triggers review of crossings
- Subject: Rail tragedy triggers review of crossings
- From: David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 10:26:32 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:34558
The deaths of five men in January when their car and an XPT train
collided has prompted a review of the State's 1,000 railway level
crossings and a doubling of funding for safety improvements. The
Transport Minister, Mr Scully, has asked the parliamentary Staysafe
committee to inquire into the "status" of crossings, factors
contributing to crashes and what education is needed for motorists.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0104/09/national/national11.html