Re: Glenbrook..... What was said?

[erikade@my-deja.com]

In article <y_j34.166
$TS5.5696@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net>,
  "Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have read the threads about the accident at
Glenbrook, with interest, and
> from my perspective as a driver, the true cause
of the accident will be
> revealed when the conversations between Penrith
Box and the Driver of W534
> become known... I feel that it *may* come down
to the what was actually said
> by the signaller at Penrith, and whether the
Driver of W534 was warned that
> WL2 was ahead.... it seems reasonable to me
that if you are informed there
> is a train ahead in an automatic area, you
proceed past a stick at stop
> lookin very hard for that train that is ahead...
>
> The conversation between the signaller and the
driver is very important,
> *if* he was told that the signals had failed
and there was no mention of
> another train in the section ahead the last
thing the driver would be lookin
> for would be another train... he would be
lookin for broken rails etc...
>
> Another thing to remember is that the signal
W534 passsed at stop prior to
> running into WL2, was showing a stop
indication, as it should when the track
> ahead is occupied...
>
> I am ont trying to blame or absolve anyone from
blame, but it seems to me
> that communications may have a large role to
play in this accident... It is
> f***ing ridiculous that the  driver of a City
Rail train cannot talk to
> drivers of trains of other operators, because
of different radio systems....
>
> --
> Cheers
> Jack
>
> Queensland beautiful one day perfect
> the next.... And wet the other 363 days
> of the year
>
>



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