This is awful and I hope the drivers will be ok. There are FAR TOO MANY road trains on the roads in WA and especially where trains can do the job with a bit of investment. Australia is going in the wrong direction.The goods news its great to see railways employing people past the usual age milestone.
Elderly freight train drivers badly hurt in collision with road train
Bit ageist.Totally.
How is it ageist to state the age of the drivers or refer to them as elderly when in fact they are? The was no negative connotation, just facts.Bit ageist.Totally.
Absolutely no reason if they can meet the medicals.
There is no substitute for experience.
It's just typical snide sensationalist journalism implying whatever.How is it ageist to state the age of the drivers or refer to them as elderly when in fact they are? The was no negative connotation, just facts.Bit ageist.Totally.
Absolutely no reason if they can meet the medicals.
There is no substitute for experience.
Agreed. Interesting that the age of the "innocents" gets a mention but the mental capacity of the person that allegedly drove a road train "into the path of freight train 2C74" isn't commented on.It's just typical snide sensationalist journalism implying whatever.How is it ageist to state the age of the drivers or refer to them as elderly when in fact they are? The was no negative connotation, just facts.Bit ageist.Totally.
Absolutely no reason if they can meet the medicals.
There is no substitute for experience.
I still maintain that the age of the crew is as irrelevant as is their shoe size in the circumstances.
Another level crossing collision is NSW apparently.
What type of freight service is train 2C74. Being Aurizon who do not operate across the Trans Line anymore I can only surmise it was a local trip working between West Kalgoorlie and Parkeston?? In terested to know. Thanks
I still maintain that the age of the crew is as irrelevant as is their shoe size in the circumstances.I agree, however it is common in news reports to mention the age of people involved in incidents. E.g.; "A 27 year old woman was allegedly raped".
Yet another truck accident with two dead near young.3NY3 Newcastle Whyalla steel train was stopped at Milvale west of Young on the Stockinbingal Parkes line for over twelve hours.
Yet another truck accident with two dead near young.3NY3 Newcastle Whyalla steel train was stopped at Milvale west of Young on the Stockinbingal Parkes line for over twelve hours.
It is west of Parkes now.
1PS6 PN Perth Sydney Container was delayed around 12 hours at Parkes.
So my guess is that 3NY3 hit a truck....
Peter
Exactly, age is usually mentioned in any incident in the media.I still maintain that the age of the crew is as irrelevant as is their shoe size in the circumstances.I agree, however it is common in news reports to mention the age of people involved in incidents. E.g.; "A 27 year old woman was allegedly raped".