Re: Level Crossing (Vic)

["Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>]

The High Street Reservoir booms are similar in some ways to what you
describe here. Often the train comes racing along from Ruthven and is almost
upon the crossing by the time the booms are fully down. One day someone will
be either racing the booms from the road or the train will be going just
slightly faster and someone will be hit.

>Whilst on the RTA's L class / Hitachi tour yesterday, we were heading out
>to Belgrave when we were stopped at Rooks Rd level Crossing, Mitcham.
>(Singal is about 20 metres from crossing)  There was a spark in the siding
>at Mitcham, which was to form a Ringwood to Belgrave shuttle before us.
>
>After the spark departed the tour train was able to proceed, but the level
>crossing booms were not down.  Having the stick but no booms, the train
>crawled at no more than 3 kmh, when the booms finally decided to operate.
>The train reached the roadway just the booms finished lowering.
>
>What's going on here?
>Is this the same problem/situation as at Dandenong a while back (discussed
>thoroughly on Aus.Rail)?