Re: [Vic] Footscray Accident - Photo's

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

OK I stand corrected!
And I have an interesting thought...Who owns the trains...Bayside or are
they leased from the Government?
Can anyone understand $3millions worth of property being treated so badly,
and
Wonder if the Insurance Company will discount the payment to reflect damage
done so negligently?
Rod ;o((
"B." <b.spammed@four12.net> wrote in message
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> > I am sorry to contradict but the chains were holding up loose gear
> > underneath, as their is no way a responsible decision could be made to
> > secure 300 tons of train together with such flimsy chains.
>
> This is the *brave new world* post privatitasion we are talking about. |-)
>
> > I take your point that the train could be very carefully pushed from the
> > rear whilst the front was being restrained by another powered unit. But
> > The speed would be walking pace only.
>
> Indeed, it left Footscray, I drove to Yarraville, watched it go past,
drove
> to Spotswood, this time exposing a plate or 2, and still got to Newport
> before it.
>
> > I would also imagine spacers would be in place to prevent further damage
> > to the equipment. A form of spacer would be a heavy piece of  Red gum
> > chained in place, and that would only be used if the original couplings
> > were so damaged they could not be easily replaced.
>
> Nope, the cars were seperated, the mangled couplings oxy'd off, then the
> cars were shoved together and loosly chained.  One of the chains was run
> through the end door, out a window, back to the other car on the outside,
> and in the window.  They did the shunting over the mobile phone, so on one
> occasion the cars were quite heavily rammed together in the process, quite
> entertaining to watch as a bystander.
>
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