Re: What Derailment at Hornsby Yesterday?

[Stuart Ellis <mpp@zipworld.com.au>]

robson wrote:

> Stuart Ellis wrote:
>
> > Can anyone shed any light on an up NR superfreighter derailing while
>
> > passing through Hornsby station yesterday morning. The details I
> have
> > are very schetchy, but it indicates that a wagon or two derail at
> those
> > double slip points.
>
> Where does all this crap come from.
>
> A ballast plough van rode up over some high ballast on the down shore
> line
> in the closed track possession area.
>
> The unfinished ballast work caused a track speed restriction until it
> could
> be corrected the following night.End of story!



I was only passing on 2nd hand inofrmation, as the person told me he had
heard it on the news on his way to work. It is amazing how the media can
blow things out of proportion. Thanks Bob, for clearing this up