Re: Fatality at Robertson

[Eben Levy <ebenlevy@klever.net.au>]

Michael Kurkowski wrote:

> 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.

NR3/26/seatrain loco. It was the bridge at lairds corner. NR3
went cab first into the embankment cruching the cab, minor damage to the front of
NR26 but it and the third loco stayed on the track. The accident happened at about

40Kph. There was supposed to have been an inspector on the train looking for land
slides but was not on the train. One crew member died when he jumped from the
loco. the other was crushed to death.

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