Re: Rain Incident near Junee??

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <mauried.509.38599D3A@commslab.gov.au> mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) writes:
>From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
>Subject: Re: Rain Incident near Junee??
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 02:17:30 GMT

>In article <eqg64.24$WK6.408034@news0.optus.net.au> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au
>(David Bromage) writes:
>>From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
>>Subject: Re: Rain Incident near Junee??
>>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 01:34:02 GMT

>>Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
>>: Anyone know anything about a near miss this morning (possibly rear ender) on 
>>: the Main South this morning , some where between Goulburn and Junee.
>>: Wheat train involved , possibly failure of comm links.

>>ABC reported that a Sydney - Perth NR freight had been instructed to pass
>>several defective signals. It was travelling at about 20km/h when crossed
>>by an up freight. The driver of the up freight also crossed a down
>>FreightCorp empty wheat right behind the NR train, and radioed the FC
>>driver to stop. The FC train reportedly came dangerously close to rear
>>ending the NR train.

>>Cheers
>>David


>Thanks for this David.
>Maybe its just about time the rule about passing autos at stop was re visited,
>at least for country lines.

Not realy. It's just got to be treated with the respect it requires, extreme 
caution prepared to stop short of any obsruction. The incident may not even 
have been as bad as it has been made out to be.

Dave Malcolm

>MD