Re: 5 Dead in XPT accident

["Jim Bartok" <jbartok@acay.com.au>]

There is a picture of the front of the train here:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0101/28/national/national1a.html

cheers
Jim


"Martin Barr-David" <martbd@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> They were in motor vehicle so they count
>
> "Rod [comtrain]" wrote:
>
> > Saw it on the news tonite!
> > It was upright, and in a straight line, but the bogie had left the
track.
> > Looks like part of the car had stayed underneath the train, acting like
a
> > ballast plough, forcing the XPT body to  lift clear of the bogie. The
> > remains of the cabin of the car were unrecognisable, and it appeared,
that
> > survival of this accident was never an option. What speed is allowed
here?
> > possibly 160kph?
> > This is the second level crossing accident involving XPT this week.
> >
> > Rod
> > <hagiss@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > > Brisbane radio 4KQ just reported five people killed when the Sydney -
> > > Melbourne Overnight XPT ran into a car on a level crossing near the
> > > Victorian border, around 4am today, Saturday 27th Jan 2001.
> > >
> > > No one on the XPT was injured.
> > >
> > > Countrylink spokeperson said it would look into the accident to find
> > > out why the vehicle was on the tracks at the level crossing.
> > >
> > > No mention of damage to the XPT.
> > >
> > >
> > > - Michael Pfeiffer
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
>