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  1. 15th July 2014, 08:01 AM #1
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    XPT from Melbourne

    Hi all,
    I was returning from Melbourne to Sydney last Friday when the train I was on left the tracks.
    The 7 car (plus two locomotive) XPT set had the rear two carriages derail through a set of points. I was in the third carriage so only felt a bumpy ride and the emergency brake application, and a very tedious and cramped bus trip to Central.
    No injuries at the time of the event were reported luckily.
    The track had been recently 'upgraded' with a new flyover, only being commissioned that morning or the night before. We were the first outbound revenue train on to the section.
    There'll be a lot of questions asked of the trackwork company!









    Here's a helicopter passenger's view:
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    And from past experience, Dubbo will be on buses until the (hopefully minor) damage to the carriages is repaired!

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    Broard gauge is still resisting the existence of standard gauge.!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by robbotd5 View Post
    Broard gauge is still resisting the existence of standard gauge.!!
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    That is a standard gauge train on standard gauge line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by robbotd5 View Post
    Broard gauge is still resisting the existence of standard gauge.!!
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    I still think the Brunel (Isambard Kingdom) broad guage is the best! (7 feet 0.25 inch)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    That is a standard gauge train on standard gauge line.
    In broad gauge territory, and very likely (where the accident happened) it is dual gauge track, which may well have affected the points layout, and offers more opportunity for mishaps!

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    The flyover where the derailment occurred is indeed dual gauge, up until the point that the train derailed, the standard diverged from the broad there, and two standard gauge carriages were having a fat Friday so tried to stay on the broad
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    That is a standard gauge train on standard gauge line.
    Typical Mexican response.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    I still think the Brunel (Isambard Kingdom) broad guage is the best! (7 feet 0.25 inch)
    Have a look at this.
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