Rear End Collision, 4622 and V Set, Glenbrook, NSW.
KJ76-1. 4622 ran into the rear of a V Set.
They decided in order to clear the line, the damaged rear power car, DCF 8004 (a first series V Set), would be rolled over the side, and it would land on a ledge just below the track. There it will be cut up & removed.
Things didn't quite go to plan. Instead of the carriage coming to rest on the ledge, it kept going, right to the bottom of the gully.
National Parks issued the railways a directive that they wanted the carriage removed from their National Park.
The only way to accomplish this was cut the carriage in pieces, and remove it by Army helicopter.
Note the amount of people (public) standing around watching this, me included. These days they would have none of that, employing security guards to keep everyone away.
Rear End Collision, 4622 and V Set, Glenbrook, NSW.
KJ76-1. 4622 ran into the rear of a V Set.
They decided in order to clear the line, the damaged rear power car, DCF 8004 (a first series V Set), would be rolled over the side, and it would land on a ledge just below the track. There it will be cut up & removed.
Things didn't quite go to plan. Instead of the carriage coming to rest on the ledge, it kept going, right to the bottom of the gully.
National Parks issued the railways a directive that they wanted the carriage removed from their National Park.
The only way to accomplish this was cut the carriage in pieces, and remove it by Army helicopter.
Note the amount of people (public) standing around watching this, me included. These days they would have none of that, employing security guards to keep everyone away.