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I heard it was going too fast as well ed.

My condolences to anyone involved or effected by this tragedy.

A sad day.

stick to driving cars, away from public transport, I say

A truly compassionate comment.

Some people are not able to or can't afford to drive around. I had two relatives who were on the Glenbrook derailment last year. Both were badly injured, one of whom died months after as a result of the injuries sustained. Being elderly they were not able to drive.

Well, my advice is if you have to take the train try to get in the middle compartments. Stats show that people in the front or back 2 suffer the most. I take the train to work. Considering how many cars crash to train accidents, train wins. Besides, I like to relax and listen to music or read car mags.

the heat distorts the train rails bending them out of shape. yesterday trains were travelling at speeds as low as 40k's on average due to this. the speed threw this train out of balance and derailed it as it was going around the corner. it could have been avoided if they were going slower.

condolances to all concerned

Just a short note to thank all those people who PM me asking if I was O.K.

For those who dont know, I drive trains for a living.

Tonight I worked a train down to Waterfall, and saw the State Rail Emergency unit in action.

The recovery process and accident investigation is still underway- and hopefully the true cause of this tragedy can be found.

The People killed today didnt deserve to die.......R.I.P

My condolences to those who lost family and friends in that tragic train accident. Lets not speculate about what happened, all will be revealed in the near future.

Akira - I also work for City rail as well as Train Guard, which depot you at?? I am on Holidays at the Moment, but it still scares me to think that i could have been on the train at the time...

Yes, this is a terrible thing to happen, but compare it to the annual road toll - 9ppl vs ~2000. Or suicide stats.

And Bob Car, the wanker, coming out today and saying "I'm now confidant we can face a situation like sept 11." God help us if we do have a large scale tradedy.

I have a mate who drives trains also (wheat trains), and he said from personal exp. that the tracks dont buckle till the hottest part of the day like 12pm to 4pm. He said also that the train controllers tell you the speed in which you can travel and they sort everything else too.

Sumo

P.S. My condolences go out to those involved

EDIT: can anyone please tell me which Army APC regiment was involved in the medivac? was it 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers?

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