Re: Derailment at Concort West - Reason

["maffa" <mroberts@klever.net.au>]

I've been reliably informed that the caution signal warning of the loop is
only 50 to 100 metres from the point itself. Meaning you can be doing
115km/h and only have a short distance to brake. I know of plenty trains
have gone into the loop at over 50 because of the poor placement of signals.
There is another spot like this at either Blacktown or Rooty Hill.

MarkBau1 wrote in message
<1998060915305900.LAA05216@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
><<<<At the risk of being severely flamed and sent lewd pictures in my
e-mail,
>shouldn't the loco driver take at least some of the blame. After all, he
DID
>misread the signal>>>>>
>
>If the signals were working 100% the driver should take the blame. However,
the
>wisdom of low speed turnouts on high speed lines has to be questioned. In
>England there is some formula for installing turnouts on high speed lines.
I
>don't know the figures but its something like: 125MPH mainline cannot have
a
>turnout slower than 50MPH. If there is a low speed diverge, like at a
junction,
>you get more than the usual warning of it. AWS helps too!
>
>Mark.
>
>
>THE ROCK is dead
>Long live THE ROCK!