Re: Major derailment at Harden

Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au)
Sat, 4 Apr 1998 15:24:21 GMT

In article <mauried.509.3525F815@commslab.gov.au> mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) writes:
>From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
>Subject: Major derailment at Harden
>Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:06:30 GMT

>Ive been hearing reports from Goulburn of a major derailment at Harden, Sat
>evening 4/4/98.
>SP5 has derailed and is blocking both tracks.
>At this time 17-00 there is no estimated time for clearing the line.
>More details after Ive been there.

Last 6 wagons of SP5 have somehow jumped the track and are partly on the up
line and partly on the down.
The very last wagon isnt on either line and is sitting at approx 90 degrees to
the down line almost opposite Harden South signal box blocking both lines.
Last wagon will need a large crane to remove it.
As of 23-00 Sat nite , line was still completely blocked.
Passed ST1 on the way home at Yass J , I guess it would have either terminated
at Harden or simply waited until the track was cleared, which would be
sometime on Sunday morning.
Anyone know whether ST2 ran , and too where?

cheers
MD