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Thread ID: 132678	2013-05-19 23:54:00	Derail the Train!!!!!	GameJunkie (72)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1342051	2013-05-20 01:32:00	I can understand that people wouldn't pull the Emergency brake considering that those trains make an awful lot of "strange" noise, esp on the J'ville line. Despite that I'm Esp surprised that no one informed the train crew given that a lot of people heard something dragging in the gravel, or that no crew picked it up though. By the sounds of it, the unit travelled for a while with one of the bogies hanging off that track, must have taken a little bit of force before it twisted and dug in.	The Error Guy (14052)
1342052	2013-05-20 01:47:00	the unit travelled for a while with one of the bogies hanging off that track. Wouldn't be the first time that happened. I remember reading a report on a train in Auckland that did that around Sylvia Park, it managed to rerail itself before something else went wrong :D	pcuser42 (130)
1342053	2013-05-20 01:51:00	Clever train, certain Gilmores could do with that feature ;)	The Error Guy (14052)
1342054	2013-05-20 07:57:00	Heard on the radio a lady saying she could here something different at Redwood, so there was about 15 mins to do something.	Whenu (9358)
1342055	2013-05-20 22:07:00	Just as well it was the last carriage, had it have been up front or middle it could have caused a bigger crash with all the other carriages pushing it and derailing as well. No one actually got killed so that's a good thing. Bet theres going to be a few people worried not spotting something wrong during inspections, those tanks don't just fall off suddenly, something would have been going wrong for a while.	wainuitech (129)
1342056	2013-05-20 22:35:00	Bet theres going to be a few people worried not spotting something wrong during inspections, those tanks don't just fall off suddenly, something would have been going wrong for a while. The entire Ganz Mavag fleet (26 (!) two-car units) was immediately grounded for checks after the derailment. As far as I'm aware these checks are complete and the trains are back in service.	pcuser42 (130)
1342057	2013-05-20 22:49:00	The entire Ganz Mavag fleet (26 (!) two-car units) was immediately grounded for checks after the derailment. As far as I'm aware these checks are complete and the trains are back in service. Just as well too :) Theres a lot of people packed into them these days, had it been on the Upper Hutt-Wellington line there may have been more injuries, as the Mrs says when she's going to and from work the isles are packed. The post I made before - Just for some info :p -- many moons ago, I used to work at the Hutt Shops where we overhauled the Ganz fleet, a mate of mine who was known as pit-bull (short guy worked in the pits under them - boilermaker - his bark was worse than his bite ;) ) often got people to slip down and help align/secure various components - that's why I made the comment those tanks wouldn't have suddenly dropped, they are normally secured on very well (for obvious reasons).	wainuitech (129)
1342058	2013-05-20 23:01:00	Theres a lot of people packed into them these days, had it been on the Upper Hutt-Wellington line there may have been more injuries, as the Mrs says when she's going to and from work the isles are packed. I'd be more worried about the possibility that the tank could have fallen off in the tunnel at 90km/h! :eek:	pcuser42 (130)
1342059	2013-05-20 23:12:00	At least the tunnel's are so narrow the train couldn't have fallen over	the_bogan (9949)
1342060	2013-05-20 23:27:00	At least the tunnel's are so narrow the train couldn't have fallen over Could still fall onto the other track though.	pcuser42 (130)
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