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Re: Beresfield Accident Findings
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: Beresfield Accident Findings
- From: "Jeff Schmidt" <jschmidt@tpgi.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 23:25:54 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra Internet Browse Server
- References: <6idti8$4r6$3@gruvel.une.edu.au> <1998050203454400.XAA17443@ladder03.news.aol.com> <6ieh30$k2f$1@nswpull.telstra.net>
>I have never heard of any of this in NSW. No damage, no derailments.
There's no requirement for anyone to walk a train after an emergency
application.
>The only rule of any kind I can think of in relation to an emergency brake
>application is that once the handle has been thrown into the emergency
>position, it's not to be released until the train has come to a stop. You
>don't still have conductors/guards on freight trains do you?
>
It's because the the train bunches up during an emergency application.
Trailing wagons tend to climb the rail. Especially empties.
Jeff