Re: T84 is cursed

[ajwright@spam.ozemail.com.au (Ashley Wright)]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:57:24 +1100, David <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>
wrote:

>Railway Rasputin wrote:
>> 
>> "M.G.Smith" wrote:
>> >
>> > I note T84 was the tangara that derailed on the Olympic Park line, even
>> > worse is the lead car that derailed was OD6841 (I think) which is a
>> > replacement for D6174 which was written off in the Concord West derailment.
>> > A CityRail spokesman says "the driver miss read the signal" and that "new
>> > safety devices put in place to stop trains".
>> > I thought there are already train stops installed at signals in that area,
>> > which are sufficient to stop trains running red signals.
>> > Regards.
>> 
>> I like how he said it will "stop them dead in their tracks".
>> As if Tangaras need amother reason to stop working!
>> He'd better be carefull, dead in their tracks all right never to move
>> again!
>> 
>> rgds
>
>perhaps if they stop in their tracks, they will joind Our 4D here in VIC
>- useless and unmovable !
>
>From a train operations point of view - did the set run a red and derail
>?? 
>

  Apparently on some catch points, which is why I am amused by the
reference to placing (presumably) train stops to stop the train dead.
Looking at the map in todays terorgraph I would assume that if you did
places stops the train would have already joined the 'main' which
would defeat the purpose, so catch points seem the only logical way!
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