Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train - Who's the Responsible Investigating body?

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Exnarc wrote:

>
> Me think Paul would have a real idea how track circuits work (but not as a
> fitter), but whilst I'm not questioning your knowledge on the subject as I
> know your background is in the field, I find it hard to understand how this
> problem only became an issue in NSW, (on accident does seem to highlight
> such things) surely this problem would have been known (for example) by VR
> S&C, yet in my 37 years as an enginemen this is the only time I've heard of
> such an problem, we were never for example told to avoid sanding because of
> this problem.

The problems of Cowan bank surely have no parallel in Victoria and thus the
problem would not arise.

David.