Re: [Melb] Richmond Derailment

["G.S." <grime@dcsi.net.au>]

"Sam Eades" <eadess@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38E54356.2C11AB03@yahoo.com...
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> Andrew B wrote:
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> > 1.  How did it happen?     Was he travelling too fast over the points,
and
> > derailed?  Or were the points just getting too old? Or something else?
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> I was told last night that the points have/had a 10km/hr speed restriction
on them
> due to maintenance. The driver of the derailed train was doing
considerably more
> over them. (I take no respnsibility to the accuracy of this!! :-)  )
Try a cracked wheel,which left a trail of damaged per- way from beyond
Spencer St.
Good to see the old wild rumours dept. still exists in Vicrail ;-);-)
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> > 2. What happens with the passengers?    Are they escorted from the train
to the
> > platform by CSOs or maintainance staff?
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> Should be escorted to the platform by station staff from Richmond or CSEs
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