Re: Indian Pacific Crash

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

John Dennis wrote:

> Interesting.  There was an article in a recent TRAINS magazine about a
> head-on which occurred in exactly the same way.  The man on the
> ground, off the freight train waiting in the siding, for reasons
> unexplained, changed the turnout as the passenger train approached.

Yes JD, I recall the same article. Was that accident during the wartime or not?
If so then the same comment regarding long hours could apply. I can't find my
copy at the moment. Makes an interesting read all the same.

David