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Why not just use trains?

I hear you guys in WA have greatly improved on the Tasmanian idea of runaway trains and taken it to the next level entirely. A few wagons rolling away near Devonport is one thing but 30,000 tonnes of iron ore taking off and ending up 90 km away without the driver is next level stuff certainly. :xyxthumbs
 
You obviously have know idea what your talking about and thought you could do a bit of Labor bashing and got caught out by someone who knows the area!
 
Smurf1976 said:
Why not just use trains?

I hear you guys in WA have greatly improved on the Tasmanian idea of runaway trains and taken it to the next level entirely. A few wagons rolling away near Devonport is one thing but 30,000 tonnes of iron ore taking off and ending up 90 km away without the driver is next level stuff certainly. :xyxthumbs
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That is a real interesting one, it will be interesting to see, if it furthers the argument for train drivers or driverless trains.
It really is a bone of contention in the NW, Rio and BHP want to go driver less trains, the results of the investigation will be interesting.
I thought trains had a 'dead man' switch on them, that they had to operate at regular intervals, or the train stopped automatically.
But I'm no train driver, unless it's steam driven.lol
 
Humid said:
You obviously have know idea what your talking about and thought you could do a bit of Labor bashing and got caught out by someone who knows the area!
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Pardon!!
What are you talking about, I drove past the road works at Bibra Drive yesterday, I lived in Yangebup for 15 years.
Your the one who said the Roe Highway ends at the Kwinana Freeway, last time you looked.
Well best you get down there and have another look, I will take a photo and post up the road work, obviously you don't know the area. :roflmao:

Here you go sunshine, a link saves you going outside and having a look. lol

https://project.mainroads.wa.gov.au/home/southmetropolitan/murdochdrive/Pages/default.aspx

I'll post up a couple of photo's for you, when I drive past in the next couple of days.;)
 
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Well just to lighten things up a bit here. I'm originally from Perth but haven't lived there for quite a long time now. But I have had an opportunity come up that involves less work and more money than what I'm doing now and would comfortably take me into a retirement in 10 years or so.

That we really like a lifestyle here in Brisbane, got a great social life great group of friends etc.

So I guess I'm asking what's it like in Perth now compared to Brisbane?
 
wayneL said:
Well just to lighten things up a bit here. I'm originally from Perth but haven't lived there for quite a long time now. But I have had an opportunity come up that involves less work and more money than what I'm doing now and would comfortably take me into a retirement in 10 years or so.

That we really like a lifestyle here in Brisbane, got a great social life great group of friends etc.

So I guess I'm asking what's it like in Perth now compared to Brisbane?
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A couple of my ex work mates have retired to Brisbane, they say social life and ability to travel is better, but the weather is worse. I guess the humidity takes some getting used to.
 
sptrawler said:
A couple of my ex work mates have retired to Brisbane, they say social life and ability to travel is better, but the weather is worse. I guess the humidity takes some getting used to.
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Well, yes. The summer is Hell, especially with my job. Quite often Im forging custom orthotics from scratch amd most of this work happens in summer.

It's definitely a factor, as I get older it's taking more of a toll. Dry heat is not so much a problem.
 
Everything I hear about WA, Perth in particular is that it's more calm and relaxing than Sydney.

Plus the added bonus of trading until 1pm in summer - then off to the beach LOL

It's a bucket list visit for me :)

Sydney is too hot as well.
 
Smurf1976 said:
Why not just use trains?

I hear you guys in WA have greatly improved on the Tasmanian idea of runaway trains and taken it to the next level entirely. A few wagons rolling away near Devonport is one thing but 30,000 tonnes of iron ore taking off and ending up 90 km away without the driver is next level stuff certainly. :xyxthumbs
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I am astounded that the train COULD drive off without the driver, not being a driverless train.
Maybe someone switched it over when the driver was checking the wheels. The interesting thing it was derailed remotely. Was that done to the track or the train. If was done via the train then it seems like a sledgehammer used crack an egg. Could not brakes be applied remotely.

It smells of a stunt of some sort.
 
jbocker said:
I am astounded that the train COULD drive off without the driver, not being a driverless train.
Maybe someone switched it over when the driver was checking the wheels. The interesting thing it was derailed remotely. Was that done to the track or the train. If was done via the train then it seems like a sledgehammer used crack an egg. Could not brakes be applied remotely.

It smells of a stunt of some sort.
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They use mechanical derailers whilst doing maintenance they bolt to the track and we used to lock on to them to stop being minced.
I imagine they used them and chose where to do it.
As for the train running without the deadman switch that is strange.
 
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