All I noted on that day were a couple of Ventura buses heading down Ringwood St past Eastland and simply thought "more buses on the Lilydale line yet again" as it happens so often, I didn't even think of a train fault.
Did this even make any of the mainstream media?On the 3AW rumour file this morning 12/11.
Office of the Chief Investigator Transport Safety.Did this even make any of the mainstream media?On the 3AW rumour file this morning 12/11.
Does Transport Safety Vic (whatever they are called today) investigate and report on incidents like this (haha).
And dramas on the South eastern lines too:There were reports of some trains taking 1 hour and 25 minutes to travel from Flinders Street to Richmond due to a backlog of trains queued around the City Loop and back out to the suburbs. Whilst the fault at Hawksburn occurred just before 5pm, major delays continued up until the last services last night.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/commuter-pain-as-major-train-lines-grind-to-a-halt-20181112-p50flt.html
So Melbourne has a warm day and the system melts down...
The front set travelled 300m before the driver became aware of the separation and braked. (Says a lot about XTrap ride quality!!)Question without notice to the Safe Working experts out there - if the front half of the train had travelled past the next signal / section could that have set the stick behind it to Caution and allowed a following train to enter the section where the stranded 3 were or would axle counters or similar have picked up the problem and shown a full course Red aspect?
I am not a safe working expert, but from my understanding if axle counters are in use in this section, the significant difference between the number of wheelsets entering the block vs those leaving would have prevented the block being marked as unoccupied. If track circuits were in use, then again, the block would have shown as occupied.The front set travelled 300m before the driver became aware of the separation and braked. (Says a lot about XTrap ride quality!!)Question without notice to the Safe Working experts out there - if the front half of the train had travelled past the next signal / section could that have set the stick behind it to Caution and allowed a following train to enter the section where the stranded 3 were or would axle counters or similar have picked up the problem and shown a full course Red aspect?
BG
The Age has picked up the uncoupling story, fortunately. The ATSB is investigating. Metro have required all set coupling moves to be attended by two drivers instead of one.It raises lots of questions about "Metro's Internal Systems". More fuel to the fire in the RTBU's ongoing battle with MTM...
The driver had a decouple warning light at Melbourne Central but was told to ignore it. Apparently "Metro's internal systems" saw the carriages as properly coupled.
The front set travelled 300m before the driver became aware of the separation and braked. (Says a lot about XTrap ride quality!!)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/train-splits-in-two-after-driver-told-to-ignore-decoupling-warning-20181113-p50fqc.html
This is a big incident. Together with a couple of major meltdowns in recent weeks, there's shades of the Connex collapse that brought down the Brumby government in 2010.
Where are their investigations and reports published, please?Office of the Chief Investigator Transport Safety.Did this even make any of the mainstream media?On the 3AW rumour file this morning 12/11.
Does Transport Safety Vic (whatever they are called today) investigate and report on incidents like this (haha).
or...
OCITS
I'd be stunned if they didn't have a good look at this. It's a pretty serious incident.
That is interesting YM. Perhaps Victoria has handed over its investigative branch to the feds at last?Where are their investigations and reports published, please?Office of the Chief Investigator Transport Safety.Did this even make any of the mainstream media?On the 3AW rumour file this morning 12/11.
Does Transport Safety Vic (whatever they are called today) investigate and report on incidents like this (haha).
or...
OCITS
I'd be stunned if they didn't have a good look at this. It's a pretty serious incident.
Not saying that they are not there somewhere but the most recent report would seem to be an incident in July 2016.
Thankfully the back half stopped before the front half.
Or perhaps 'burying the problem/investigation' of incidents and reports thereon is embarrassing to Metro and the government.That is interesting YM. Perhaps Victoria has handed over its investigative branch to the feds at last?Where are their investigations and reports published, please?Office of the Chief Investigator Transport Safety.Did this even make any of the mainstream media?On the 3AW rumour file this morning 12/11.
Does Transport Safety Vic (whatever they are called today) investigate and report on incidents like this (haha).
or...
OCITS
I'd be stunned if they didn't have a good look at this. It's a pretty serious incident.
Not saying that they are not there somewhere but the most recent report would seem to be an incident in July 2016.
Thankfully the back half stopped before the front half.
Munted! Love it! Haven't heard that one for yonks.We are the West Island after all but most of us would have a more colourful word with the same second and last two letters.
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