Re: Train Accident in Blue Mountains

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

The Sydney Morning Herald's Web page now suggests signal failure as to the
cause of the accident.

My thoughts & prayers are with the families of those killed & injured. Trains
can be replaced, but human life cannot.

Jon Lau

Dave Proctor wrote:

> David McLoughlin <davemcl@AXE*THISiprolink.co.nz> wrote in message
> 3845c266@news.iprolink.co.nz">news:3845c266@news.iprolink.co.nz...
>
> > Does that line have train-stop-arms to stop electric trains that pass
> > through a stop signal?
>
> No.
>
> A passenger from the IP said that an announcement was put across the train
> that they would be late arriving in Sydney due to some signalling faults,
> and that that was the reason the IP was stationary.
>
> Whilst I am NOT speculating on the cause of the accident (it is far too
> early to do so, and we do not have enough information to do so yet) it does
> give a reason as to why the interurban would be coming up so quick behind
> the IP.
>
> --
> DaveProctor
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