Re: Glenbrook accident [NSW]

[Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

I have kept last Friday's Herald and Telegraph's reports of the train wreck and
noted with interest one report by a passenger in the V set who said that the
driver came running into the bottom deck yelling all to get down, he then said
the train then started skidding and then hit. Now I know reports of this type
are inaccurate but the sequence of events seem interesting. If the report is
correct it appears that the brakes of the V set did not come on very quickly,
but who knows.
Cheers
Rod Gayford

Erika wrote:

> "David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> 384BCD17.8AFE911B@ozemail.com.au">news:384BCD17.8AFE911B@ozemail.com.au...
> > "C. Dewick" wrote:
> >
> > > If there's no handsignaller it depends on whether there's a train stop
> and
> > > whether or not the train has trip gear... In the case of Glenbrook,
> there
> > > are no train stops, so *all* trains stopped at any automatic signals
> have to
> > > phone the signaller for instructions, then act accordingly.
> >
> > In the case of Glenbrook, I don't think it is necessary to ring the
> signaller.  After waiting one
> > minute, you may pass the signal at extreme caution, prepared to stop short
> of any obstruction.
> >
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> >
> >