Re: Train Accident in Blue Mountains

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

"Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> wrote:

> The amount of damage that occurred would seem to indicate the V set was not
> doing say 10 KPH.

That's probably a reasonable conclusion from the circumstantial
evidence available so far.  

> You could probably reconstruct the scene and work out how long it took the
> driver to drop the controls and get from the cab to at least the bottom
> deck plus a bit of time for reaction.

Based on this, if I had to guess a speed, I'd think it would be more
like something in the 20 to 30 kpH range, given the often estimated
100 metres visibility.

This may well still be excessive in the circumstances but non the less
is a lot less than 50 kph being bandied about.

Cheers,

Bill