RAILWAY MISHAPS.
;'•/:' f ' ":>'■■ ';.'..•'•''.;<>'• '. ',',' : ;. : '- : . ■■• YICTORIAN BRAKES 'AGAIN: IN ; .;.;.;.;:";■■; By Teleirranh-Press Association—qopyrluht.. ;; (Rec:; February. 18, ■ 0.5 :a.m.) .'■ ; ; ' ■.;■.'.:. Melbourne, February 17. . ■ Another narrow'.escape from ! an ;ncoident to, a.goods train has', occurred. near_ Beaufort, the scene' of the recent triple, ■fatality;';;-" .'.-■;■':'■'.;;■ ;!■'"-.''■■'■■' ' ; -;.: :'The brakes failed to act', and; a vani, containing four; passengers,: was derailed. The occupants .wore much shaken., , DISRATED .FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED. . Hobart,' February. 17..'■;. driver, of the recently.'derailed trbbp, train; has been 'disrated for travelling.at excessive speed in. order 'to. pick up time.' : -:; ■;■;;:' .':;; .:;:'■;;
:';:;', DEFECTIVE BRAKES/ .'';'•/ ■It .was .at Beaufort, .that,'.through failure of the brakes, a goods,train.with two engines dashed: into '.the'dead end, ■three men 'of the engine' crew. being killed and the. fourth .badly.'injured.'.'.'' Another; oasoVof ..brakes - ■in . Viotoria failing to act "was recorded' in Wednesday's issue, when-.a foreman named Henry was .rewarded by the' .'railway ..manage-, merit .with' •' a -gold medal and :•" .£20... for etoppihg:•.: 'a;;, runaway, '.goods .train; -..on. which the brakes had failedito aot, near Sunbury.' :'•> The train dashed : through: the Suribury station ■on a.:ddwn grade: at the rate.of about 75 miles'per. hour.: Henry, who was travelling on the van, recognising the' danger of the runaway's, trip,, crawled*,out along .fifteen; truoka ■.-. and dVopped., the brake, on eaoh. ono as "ho; passed.:. The. deed was a. remarkably plucky one, ■ considering!.':the/.rate, at whioh. the ..train. was travelling, .and it enabled' the officials to regain their: lost 'control.: '■' v'.'; . : '.. i - : -:'-. : .-v..'ii-M '■'."
'It'has been alleged- that the,.Victorian Railways are being 'starved,' and 'that 'men'are' being over-worked in order l to show; a profit.-;','> ■■ '■.-'•;.-•
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 7
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250RAILWAY MISHAPS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 7
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