Re: Sarina cane railway smash

[Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>]

Dont decry the cane railways in Queensland. Many of them are quite extensive and
sophisticated systems.

Bill wrote:

> I am always sad to hear of a railway accident. A 2' cane railway is a far cry
> from operations near Paddington Station in England, but this underscores the
> fact that when things go wrong on a railway, they turn to custard very quickly
> and unpleasantly. Safe operations require eternal vigilance............
>
> Bill
>
> canetram59 wrote:
>
> > canetram59 <canetram59@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > 380078d3@grissom">news:380078d3@grissom...
> > > Apparently two ex NSWSRA 73 Class conversions met head on in a major smash
> > > on the 2'0" gauge Plane Creek Mill system at Sarina,  today. Crew member
> > on
> > > one train was killed. I don't have any other details at present.
> > >
> > More details on the cane railway smash at Sarina. The locomotives involved
> > were not ex NSWSRA 73 Class conversions. They were the "Allan Page" , an ex
> > QR DH conversion which was bringing in to the mill 88 loaded bins collided
> > on a level crossing with D12 a 32 tonne E.M.Baldwin bogie loco which was
> > taking out empties. The driver of the "Allan Page" jumped off his loco
> > before the impact but was killed when the loaded bins behind derailed. The
> > poinstman on the "Allan Page" stayed in the cab of the loco. The crew of D12
> > also bailed out and were unharmed.
> >
> > canetram59

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Bruce L. Greening
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