> Just heard a news item on ABC radio that a train had collided with a
> stalled
> truck at Cooke Plains and that the Melb-Adelaide line would be closed
> for at
> least 8 hours. This could lead to some interesting workings over the
> next
> day or so. Cooke Plains used to be a loop, between Tailem Bend and
> Coomandook.
>
> Cheers
>
> Stuart
> Dr Stuart Turnbull
> RAILSCAPE Photographer
> Phone 03 9376 5394
I believe that NR85 was the lead unit, and it suffered extensive bogie
damage, and was worked at 5km/h towards Tailem Bend. I also have heard
that a bogie change will be carreid out by Goninan at Tailem Bend over
the next few days.
Stuart Ellis