Re: 5 Dead in XPT accident

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

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 94tuom$brl$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:94tuom$brl$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> 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
>
>
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