Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <mauried.405.37BC97C4@commslab.gov.au> mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) writes:
>From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
>Subject: Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train
>Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 23:48:20 GMT

>In article <37bdd532.8172841@news.ozemail.com.au> telljb@OZozemail.com.au (<
>Tell >) writes:
>>From: telljb@OZozemail.com.au (< Tell >)
>>Subject: Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train
>>Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:58:15 GMT

>>casey-joe <berlina@bigpond.com> wrote:

>>Sounds like you have a problem pal.!

>>----Terry Burton
>>Alice Springs NT




>Does anyone know just who precisely will investigate this accident.
>One of the major problems of a horizontally integrated railway regime where 
>there are multiple players like this one , is that in the case of accidents 
>its absolutely imperative that the accident be investigated by an impartial 
>body that has no vested interest in the outcome ,and more importantly can make 
>recommendations that dont get ignored, ie there is some legislative backing.
>AFAIK we still dont have this in Rail yet.
>BASI could possibly investigate the accident, but like beresfield have no 
>power to enforce change if that is what is needed.

>MD

There was a proposal to bring in an Australian standard for accident 
investigation procedures, I don't know how far it's got though.

Dave Malcolm
It wasn't me
I didn't do it
I wasn't there