Re: Rain Incident near Junee??

[The Narc <gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com>]

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:37:38 GMT, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie
Daly) wrote:

>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
My six penneth worth I always obey this rule to the letter as the
alternative is DEATH .
In my career i have seen breaches of this rule cause at least six
collisions and 4 DEATHS that makes it sit upper most in my mind 
and that is not counting the passengers at Glenbrook.
Regards
Regards Paul Johnston (MNRC)