Re: Derails on Trans

[arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>]

To some, the "Trans" line means Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie.

Do you mean the Tarcoola to Alice Springs line aka TAS?

On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, David & Jan Winter wrote:

> Over many years, railway staff and enthusiasts have mentioned the
> derailments in a manner "we all know about this, even though we don't talk
> about it." I've sort of knowingly nodded and wandered off, wondering. Truck
> drivers (now here's a surprise) equally speak of it as a known truth.
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, they're just rumours - and they probably date from
> ANrails days - and perhaps not a little sour grapes.
> 
> What I wanted to do was see if there are some hard data? Is the "Trans" more
> derailment prone on a
> per km, per tonne/km, per route basis than any other key leg of the
> interstate mainline network?
> 
> DW
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