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Could I say I don't enjoy any Countrylink trip?

I'd have to agree - I rarely travel by train (even into the city) even though I get free travel.

Thanks gents. I remember the two Glenbrook accidents although they were before I joined the railway. Back in '76 I was a train traveller. I haven't really travelled by train for the past 15 years - ...

Being a signaller who mainly works Springwood or Katoomba, I'm always interested in events like this on the BM line.

Were there any deaths in those early accidents listed in Comeng's first post?

ADM333 (David) from the AULRO/RRNET fora PMed me the other day to say that his FIL, Brian, who is a champion orchid breeder DUNO Home ) wanted to name one of his orchids after my late son, Lee aka Buc ...

I thanked T-Bone for the video but many may not know that T-Bone is a long-term RailCorp mate of Lee's - Warren (crikey, his last name has gone completely from my memory! Too much red wine lately).

Well, gents, it's time to move on. My son's funeral and wake was Wednesday.

About 200 people attended the funeral and wake - both Lee's (Bucko) and my colleagues as we both worked in the rail indus ...

Lee's funeral service will be held in the large chapel at Pinegrove Cemetery Crematorium at 2pm-3pm Wednesday 5th March 2008.

No flowers, please. If you wish, make a donation to Diabetes Australia. ...

Thanks all for your kind words.

We picked up Lee's personal effects from the police in Tumbarumba yesterday and the Albury morgue today.

We were also able to see Lee at the morgue. That was hard ...

I hope I haven't breached forum rules on posting.

It appears that he rode off the road on a right hand bend, although riding slowly, travelled about 20 metres along the grass before the bike hit a ...

My deepest symathies, If what I believe is correct and that Bucko lives in Orange?, My uncle may have known him.

I'll ask him and tell him tomorrow. Sad

Tom

No, he'd moved to Broadmeadow when ...

THis is the initial post on twowheels forum

5.55pm Hey guys, Just had a call from Buckets, looks like bucko has gone off the road somewhere between Cabramurra and Tumbarumba, he was behind someone ...

Those of you who know my son, Lee (aka Bucko) as a a Railpage Australia™ member and signaller might like to know he was killed yesterday afternoon on a bike tour.

See http://www.twowheels.com.au/forums/viewt ...

We still call 'em SWSAs when calling them on the radio from the signal box, e.g., "Box to up yard SWSA", or "Box to down yard SWSA".

Ron

My daughter had her Land Rover Discovery shipped back from Derby, 20km north of broome, when she moved back to Sydney (she flew back) - it cost her $1600 with Autotrans http://www.autotrans.com.au/.
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When I saw him (the signaller) last night (at 0110hrs) he was in a short sleeve tee-shirt. Shocked

If he did take it I hope he put a jacket on. It was freezing. My hands went totally numb ...