Re: Indian Pacific Crash

[CL Burton <"clburton@camtech.com.au"@camtech.net.au>]

Trainman wrote:
> 
> Truck driver was probably intoxicated with Nullabor fever! or he was just
> plain pissed!
> Neil Waller wrote in message <36c1400c.0@news.esc.net.au>...
> >Tonight's Channel 9 News (10th Feb) reported a level crossing collision
> >between the IP and a
> >rubbish truck at Two Wells.
> >
> >It was reported that THE TRAIN clipped the rubbish truck, and was
> >illustrated with pictures.
> >
> >Now:   the damage to the train was to a car in the body of the train NOT to
> >the locomotive so
> >the truck hit the train not the other way around.   It couldn't be that
> NWS9
> >got it wrong
> >could it?
> >
> >There was the usual "This level crossing is a death trap" comments from the
> >locals but the
> >crossing was very obvious in a dead flat landscape with no trees to hinder
> >the view so you
> >have to wonder.
> >
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Neil Waller.
> >
> >
> >
A result of the late arrival of the IP on Wednesday morning, due to the
level crossing crash, was the filling of Keswick terminal,      
Platform 1 held the late leaving IP bound for Sydney,                  
Platform 2 saw the arrival of the Ghan from the Alice bound for
Melbourne, and Platform 3 the arrival of the Overland from Melbourne.  
GSR had a busy time shuffling locos,cars and motorails.               
Also in the western dock were the "new" silver Overland cars with their
new Kookaburra motif on the sides.