Re: (VIC) Derailment @ Elders

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

Michael Davies <MichaelDavies@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> 9751 derailed approximately 22:00 Friday. The suspected cause (at least
> Friday night) was a hot box. As far as I can see at Elders the wagons are
> more on the SG line than the BG.
> The east line was not blocked but debris was across west (BG) line. The
> 21:30/22:30 and 23:30 down Geelong trains ran as normal.
> I assume the early Saturday morning up Geelong trains ran ex Geelong. The
> first terminations at Lara were at approximately 08:00 (Lara time).
> The up morning Warrnambool (S311) terminated at Geelong and returned to
> Warrnambool. The down morning Warrnambool (R711) terminated at Lara and
> returned empty cars at 10:30 approx. (R711 Tender first). The up Overland
> terminated at Nth Shore and passengers were put onto a Vline extra pass.
> Overland then pushed back to Gheringhap, and ran around.  The down
Overland
> was behind 9751 and presumably went back to Melbourne.
>
> G517 is at Elders assisting.
>
> Michael
>
> Notagunzel <notagunzel@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> > 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.  'Gheringhap Loop'
> > reported in Ausloco that what was left of the SCT went through
Gheringhap
> at
> > 0158 (Sat) with G519+G535 and only 17 SCT wagons.
> >
> > Rerailing operations have commenced with heavy cranes, situated on the
> West
> > Line.  the East Line is also being fouled by the cranes at work.
> >
> > All services on the BG to GEX are terminating at Lara (or not running?).
> I
> > beleive the R on the Warrnambool isn't running.
> >
> > 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....
> >
> > In this brave new world, I assume the Director of Public Transport will
> recover
> > payments from VLP for not running trains, who will recover the money
from
> FV via
> > the access agreement.  I wonder what arrangement is in place for FV to
> recover
> > money from the ARTC, and to the ARTC from either SCT or ABB (depending
on
> what
> > caused the accident).
> >
> > "Another fine mess you've got us into Olly"
> >
> > --
> > Mr Notagunzel.
> > Rail Transportation Connoisseur.
> > notagunzel@bigfoot.com
> > (Waiting for any move at http://www.bigfoot.com/~notagunzel)
> >
> >
Yes good old Serco (GSR) did it again, for the down passengers on the
Overdue they only got 2 buses, and the staff were told to check where the
passengers came from and if they lived in Melbourne they were told to go
home and apply for a refund.

What a wonderful thing this rail privatisation is, this mob should be run
out of town!!!!!! (preferably not on a rail).

Bob.