Re: Rain Incident near Junee??

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <keithm.165.3859C62A@commslab.gov.au> keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm) writes:
>From: keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)
>Subject: Re: Rain Incident near Junee??
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 05:12:10 GMT

>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

Yes , but his kind of mentality applies to all railway safeeworking rules.
If all rules were treated with the respect they deserve then there would be no 
accidents ever.
The reality of life is that rules do and will continue to get broken.
Theres no point simply saying that you have to obey the rules as it simply 
doesnt happen.

MD