Re: [NSW] Derailment Freightcorp coal train Hurstville 12/4/01 - pictures

["Kevin Sewell" <kevinsewell@optusnet.com.au>]

I'll preface by saying I don't know the exact spot, the rail layout or the
circumstances, BUT, wouldn't it seem more likely to have breached a
catchpoint if all subsequent vehicles to the derailed lead locomotive had
likewise been derailed? From what limited amount of track is visible in the
photos I can't see how a catchpoint could be located so close to a set of
points. And if the catchpoint were further back (as would seem more logical)
it should have derailed more of the train as well as having diverted the
derailed vehicles away from a running line rather than towards it.
Just a thought.



Matthew Geier <matthew@sleeper.apana.org.au> wrote in message
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> In article <g05rdtogjtdll8t5uc70vgdhphknr75vt4@4ax.com>, "steam3801"
> <anon@anon.com.au> wrote:
>
> > At bloody last! I finally got round to doin' sumfink about it .....
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/anyone2see/freightcorp/
> >
>
>  BTW, Pic 15 - I nothing wrong with the track - those 'pieces of rail'
> are the standard 'guard' rails of a set of points to make sure the
> flanges take the 'right' turn...
>
>  Looks like 8646 jumped before the points and missed damaging either the
> frog or the point motor - the expensive bits.
>  I'il have to go down an look at the layout there - is it possible they
> ran a catch point ? I can't remember if there are catch points on that
> particular move or not.