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

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

WhaleOilBeefHooked <daproc@spambait.umpires.com> wrote in message
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> Exnarc wrote in message <7q4gsh$soe$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
>
> >Well, we have established that sand caused the 3801 prang?
> >
> >Plenty of sand at Zanthus, but very little track circuiting.
>
> The reason 3801 was brought up was because it was alleged that there were
> shoddy practices.
>
> >In other words, lets not make "informed" comments (about NRC crews) until
> we
> >have read the report!!!
>
> Weren't you the one who raised 3801 and Hornsby, in an effort to show that
> all rail staff break the rules at times?
>
> DaveP
>
> Ummm, w
>
How observant.

Actually I did, but not to prove all railway staff break rule, to the
contrary, to try to prove some staff from all railway systems break rules,
not just NRC.

My example of 3801 was because I doubted the official view that it was
caused by sand, however I will accept the view of the technical experts on
the list, that sand was the cause.

Bob.