bad new's train crash in wa

[sand surfer]

A train driver has been killed, when 2 frieght trains crashed in western australia near the jumpakine station in the wylunga national park

 

[Manpa]

Not good.

 

[Nightjar]

Tragic outcome at any time is horrific but Christmas Eve is devastating for victims family and friends.
Condolences to one and all.

 

[Solid Luck]

Tragic outcome at any time is horrific but Christmas Eve is devastating for victims family and friends.
Condolences to one and all.

Can't say more than this.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Yep Today back 1977 we lost a few members of our family and 2 were injured when a Drunken Lady School Teacher Took them out On a Bridge driving on the wrong side of the road,

My thoughts go out to the Train drivers family,

 

[Ded Driver]

truly terrible news at xmas.
It will be interesting to see the result of the investigation
here's the story on the ABC website
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12...ational-park-near-perth-bells-rapids/11824872

 

[Swinging & digging]

Appears as though the train ran into the back off another train that was stationary in a passing loop?
Perhaps a signalling fault, most likely they were not able to stop in time to prevent the crash.
Normally the signalling system would not allow a train to enter a section of track until it is clear of other trains, there is a whole stack of engineering interlocks
that prevent this, though something must have failed.

Very sad for the Driver and his family and work mates.