Re: (VIC) Derailment @ Elders

[Neil Waller <waller@iweb.net.au>]

Notagunzel wrote:
> 
> Sometime last night, 9751/MP9 Down SCT derailed at the Grade Crossing for Elders
> Siding, aka Elders Block point.  6 ABFY vans derailed, and ended up very neatly
> lined up on the West Line (BG).  I'm not aware of the cause yet, but my spy
> reports a broken rail in the SG just before the Grade Crossing.  Whether this
> happened before or after the derailment I don't know. 

> 
> The Up Overland got to Gheringhap? and has terminated, and is currently running
> West behind either BL 27 or 33 (Steellink colours).  It was thru Cressy @ ~
> 1150.
> 
> Also spied was NR 82 & 80 on 9712/PM5? at Wingeel, just waiting....
>

The Overland came through Murray Bridge at about 19:30 on Saturday much
to my surprise.   I had just walked up from the bridge and along the
street overlooking the railway on my way to the Town Hall when the
signal lights which had been dark when I went down to the river 10
minutes before showed yellow over red and a light could been seen in the
tunnel.

Out came BL27 and a DL, presumably picked up at Tailem Bend with The
Overland.   The only sign of life on board was the on-train crew in the
club car.

Friday night at 22:45 or thereabouts saw a cross between the Patrick's
train, led by a GM and a couple of CLPs, and an up ASR grain train with
the usual miscellany of locos in charge.

There had been a number of other trains through Murray Bridge Friday
night.   Where did they all end up?    They would have had to have been
left at the various loops on the Adelaide side of Geelong.

(I can't say what the trains were since I was in the Town Hall at the
Hills Drama Festival so magnificently won by the extremely talented
Blackwood Players who won "Best Play", "Best Male Actor", "Best Female
Actor" and one of the 3 Awards of Merit.   5 weeks of work amply
rewarded.)

Cheers
Neil Waller