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Re: "lost" trains

Subject: Re: "lost" trains
From: Roy the Boy <roy@the.coal.face.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 23:01:57 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Tell it as it is
References: <keithm.48.38614947@commslab.gov.au> <386157e2@pink.one.net.au> <386185A6.EEC4C0F@ozemail.com.au> <AXm84.1373$oJ5.3419@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>

Sand on the rail had absolutely nothing to do with the accident between 3801
and an intercity. A 200 tonne loco does NOT  loose contact with the rails.
The findings of the investigation were a white wash. Any admission of signal
problems would have opened the SRA to huge legal liabilities.

MR P J Sutton wrote:

> 3801 accident happened on May 6 1990. 3801 is fitted with a  "washer"  to
> remove sand from the rail.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: "lost" trains
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>

References:
- "lost" trains
  - From: keithm@commslab.gov.au (Keith Malcolm)
- Re: "lost" trains
  - From: "nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>
- Re: "lost" trains
  - From: Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: "lost" trains
  - From: "MR P J Sutton" <morphil@bigpond.com>

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