Re: A bad day for CityRail (Hornsby Derailment)

[Mr Simpson <mdoyle@mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Paul Hogan wrote:

> The Cityrail set which derailed this evening at Hornsby was S91 (lead four
> cars all derailed with some degree of damage - the second car is on a severe
> lean, and the fourth car appears to have sheared off its lead bogie.). The
> trailing four cars, set S84 was undamaged, and has been towed from the scene
> by 48162 + 48154.  The derailment occurred at the northern end of the down
> loop.  Miraculously, the down main was not fouled, and power has been
> restored to the remaining tracks, with services working past at slow speed.
>
> The recovery operation may take considerable time, as the derailment site is
> on an embankment, and adjacent to piles of ballast.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Hogan
> Hornsby

The cars from hornsby end are 3752, 41??, 4051, 3057.
4051 has a staucnhion up inside its shell at the No.1 end, which was dragged
down (the staunchion) and partly landed on the roof of 3057, crushing the
pantograph
and the rear of this car.

Much of the ballast piles had been removed by the end of Saturday night (11th)
No other work was proceeding overnight; Only a security guard and inspector were

on duty at the scene, which was in darkness other than the lights from the MC in
the
distance.

Homer