Re: Surrey Hills - another crossing failure

["Johann Fan" <yagsX@geocities.com>]

Michael Walker <walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote in message
925813957.353366@woody.hotkey.net.au">news:925813957.353366@woody.hotkey.net.au...
> Actually this mornings bank up was not due to a crossing failure. The 4D
had
> broken down just before the crossing. Passengers at Box Hill at 8.10am
were
> told that there would be no more trains on platform 4 until further notice
> due to a broken down train. The monitor on platform 4 showed 8.10 Lilydale
4
> minutes. (Presumably this was either wrong or the system allowed for the
> broken down train and assumed this was the next train). The 8.08 up
> Blackburn was obviously cancelled and the 8.14 departure form Box Hill
> altered to stop all stations to Camberwell then express
> Camberwell-Glenferrie-Richmond. At 8.20 we passed the stricken 4D with a 6
> car Comeng on it's tail either presumably being coupled up or about to be.
> This was followed by trains banked back to Canterbury platform (a Comeng,
> two Hitachis one right behind the other and another Comeng at the platform
> at Canterbury). Another Comeng was leaving East Camberwell as we
approached.
> Anyone know why it broke down or what happened after this?

I shouldn't of jinxed the 4D by saying that it would be running again after
being taken out of service on Fri Morning (reason unknown) =(

cheers
Johann