Re: "lost" trains

["Notagunzel" <notagunzel@bigfoot.com>]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Roy the Boy wrote:

> > 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.

> You do not know what you are talking about.  Sand has been proven to
insulate
> trains from the track circuits, including 110 tonne locomotives.  Yes,
sand was
> the reason that 3801 was isolated from the track circuits.

Could someone please explain what sort of track circuit was involved at
Cowan?

I think the only real solution to NSW's problems is for all trains to
proceed at a speed not exceeding a brisk walking pace, & to be preceded by a
policeman with a red flag. |-)

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Mr Notagunzel.
Rail Transportation Connoisseur
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