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Subject: Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train - Who's the Responsible Investigating body?
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:48:45 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com wrote:

> Come on David the sand on Cowan bank thing was a major cop out i do
> not believe for one second the whole train was insulated from the
> track circuit the probability of that would be infinitesimal that
> story was to appease the press!!!

I believe it.  I was like you until I read the report and saw some photos of the
accident scene, including a photo of the wheels of the rear carriage completely
coated in sand.  It can happen.  Nothing is impossible.

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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