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Re: PBR accident 17/10.
- Subject: Re: PBR accident 17/10.
- From: Rod Young <berlina@bigpond.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 02:56:09 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <362834e2.25948034@news.netconnect.com.au> <362b84ed.23235561@news.enternet.com.au>
- Xref: news.mel.aone.net.au aus.rail:34322
Yuri J Sos/Melbourne AUS wrote:
> OEight people were injured at Puffing Billy near Emerald this afternoon
> when a 25 metre gum tree was felled by the high winds sweeping across
> Victoria today.
>
> Some of the branches fell on a passing Puffing Billy train crushing
> the roof of 9NBH (?) and injuring eight passengers, two seriously.
>
> According to ABC News tonight, the accident occurred at "Supermans
> Curve" which I'm told is between Nobelius and Lakeside. The TV
> footage showed 12A pushing damaged 9NBH and several other cars "back
> to Belgrave" according to the news report.
>
> Wonder how Brett and his new wife feel about this, as he is a volunteer,
> he arranged to stop
poor old Billy for pictures, and took about ten minutes out of her
timetable, for wedding pictures!Perhaps Billy needed to be delayed so that
Fate could have its way.
Rod