Re: Queensland Storms

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

Darryl Georgee wrote:

> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>
> >ABC news reports that trains are stranded in Townsville with the railway
> >cut on both sides. The Bruce Highway is also cut with some road coaches
> >and many trucks stranded. Cairns airport was closed until about 14.00
> >today, with domestic flights cancelled and internationals diverted to
> >Darwin and Brisbane.
>
> >Cheers
> >David
>  Dont forget that usually as soon as there is
>  heavy rain the CTC fails too :-(

It takes heavy rain for the CTC to fail up there..
Ours can fail just at the thought of rain :)

>
>
> .
>  "Howling into hollow blackness,
>    dusky Diesel shudders in full cry"
>     Jethro Tull, Journeyman from the album "Heavy Horses"

--
Thanks, Tony.

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