Re: Fatality at Robertson

[Michael Kurkowski <simcard@tig.com.au>]

Chris Stratton wrote:
> 
> Update from the midday news.
> Two confirmed dead.
> A landslip caused by the heavy rain pushed the unused abutment from the old
> road overbridge toward the track. The loco sideswiped the abutment which
> then caused it to hit the abutment for the new road bridge and the loco then
> tipped on its side.
> There was a short interview with Fred Affleck (?) from NR so it must have
> been an NR train and the loco was most likely an NR as they usually lead up
> to Moss Vale when working with other classes.
> Regards,

>From the footage on Channel 10 news, it appeared that there were two
locomotives, both being NR's the second one which was upright was NR26.

Mick.

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