Re: Train derails at Junee in southern NSW, blocks interchange

[Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au>]

Actually, most of the story is fiction..

there were 2 gantries demolished, not one. (The Up Departure Ganrty, and the one
directly outside Junee North Box - The one with the lowest clearance)

The platform (singular) was hit.. in the dock road.

Signals on both sides of the level crossing have been demolished and Flagmen are
in attendance (Friday Morning)

Peter Mason wrote:

> Source: AAP | Published: Thursday December 23, 10:14 AM from
> http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/9912/23/A53966-1999Dec23.shtml
>
> A freight train derailed in southern NSW this morning blocked three tracks
> of a major railway interchange. Five carriages from a National Rail
> Corporation train travelling from Brisbane to Dynon in Victoria derailed at
> Junee at 8.08am (AEDT).
>
> There were no injuries, an ambulance spokeswoman said.
>
> The accident occurred where the Riverina Line intersects with Olympic Way.
> CityRail spokesman Wayne Geddes said some of the containers on the train
> were flung onto platforms at Junee Railway Station. He said three tracks had
> also been blocked but other tracks were open through the town.
>
> A fire brigade spokesman said crews were at the scene to ensure there was no
> hazardous material on board the train. He said one box car was lying on its
> side and a signal gantry had been wrecked.
>
> CityRail's Countrylink XPT train travelling from Sydney to Melbourne this
> morning would not be affected by the derailment, Geddes said.
>
> It was the second train derailment in NSW in a week.

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Thanks,

Tony Gatt.

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