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Re: Homebush derailment
- Subject: Re: Homebush derailment
- From: Marvin The Martian <choochoo@spin.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 08:01:20 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- References: <3A714150.2CA88D91@spin.net.au> <3a723545$0$16408$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:29592
The driver has been out about 1 year and he was an ex guard. Out of interest,
last year out of all the SPAD's the were about 50% experienced drivers doing
it. So if you think the only drivers that fuck up are ex guards you are an
idiot.
"f.u.i.t.b.e.t" wrote:
> I`ll bet he was an ex guard! Or a boy wonder want to be! City Rail should
> change their name to INCIDENT RAIL
> "Marvin The Martian" <choochoo@spin.net.au> wrote in message
> news:3A714150.2CA88D91@spin.net.au...
> > I was talking to the guard that was on Thursday's derailment at
> > Homebush. They weren't tabled to stop there but they were supposed to
> > wait for a late running Liverpool train to go past them. The driver
> > claims he was distracted by something on the platform ( I bet he was day
> > dreaming) and went past the signal and into the dirt.
> >