Re: [NSW] Five (in a car) thought dead after train crash

["Rod [comtrain]" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

I think they misspelled the name
looks like the crossing near Gerogery to me about 25 km out
Rod Gayford <rjaygee@eisa.net.au> wrote in message
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> I suppose at this location the XPT is doing its max which is born out by
the
> report that it came to a halt 1.5 clicks from the level crossing.  The
> damage to the power car appears to be far more extensive than the last
> smash.  Has that power car been returned to service yet?  Where is Gregory
> exactly as I was driving back from Victoria yesterday and was near Yass at
> the time of the accident?
> Cheers
> Rod Gayford
>
> "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
> kpzc6.87130$xW4.668502@news-server.bigpond.net.au">news:kpzc6.87130$xW4.668502@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > See also:
> >
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/nsw/metnsw-27jan2001-11.htm
> >
> > Five killed in NSW train collision
> >
> > Five people are dead after an XPT train hit a car at a level crossing
near
> > Albury in southern New South Wales.
> >
> > The collision at Gerogery caused the front carriage of the train to
> derail.
> >
> > The collision at Gerogery caused the front carriage of the train to
> derail.
> >
> > Police media liaison officer Vanessa Allen says the five people in the
car
> > died, but no-one on the train was hurt.
> >
> > "The front carriage of the XPT has derailed and is currently sitting
about
> > 1.5 kilometres past the level crossing in an upright position," she
said.
> >
> > "Forensic services, police, fire services, ambulance are all at the
> scene."
> >
> > The Olympic Way has been closed at Gerogery, with motorists advised to
> take
> > a detour on the Hume Highway.
> >
> > It is the second fatal collision in just over a week involving an XPT
> train
> > at a level crossing in southern New South Wales.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> > dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
> > http://www.danielbowen.com/
> >
> >
>
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