Re: Hurstbridge line problems (29/7)

[Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Craig Haber wrote:

> In the wee hours of Thurs 29/7, a car was placed on the railway line
> near the Sherbourne Road overbridge (down side of Greensborough).  This
> was struck by the first up spark of the morning.
> 
> I am told that spark returned to Eltham, but the car must have blocked
> the track, as services were running ex-Greensborough.  The line blockage
> captured 9 sets (4 at Eltham, 5 at Hurstbridge), so a couple of sets ran
> out from the city, and some early services were cancelled.  My train
> (0654 ex-Rosanna) was about 10 mins late.

There's a large color photo on Page 3 of yesterday's PM edition Herald
Sun.  108M was the carriage to hit.  The map published in the HS is wrong.

Gareth.

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