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	List of rail accidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		November 16, 1960 – Stéblová train disaster, Czechoslovakia: 118 are killed and 110 injured in a head-on collision.
		January 8, 1962 – Harmelen, The Netherlands: The Harmelen train disaster, the worst railway accident in the history of The Netherlands, occurs when one passenger train driver misses a warning signal in fog and passes a red signal to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train.
		June 1970 – Oslo, Norway: A train from Skien collides with a shunting locomotive at Lysaker.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Train_disaster (4884 words)

	Waterfall train disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As a result the train was travelling at 117 km/h as it approached a curve in the tracks through a small gorge, which was only rated for speeds up to 60 km/h.
		Tangara trains have a number of safety and vigilance devices installed in order to address problems where the driver became incapacitated, such as a deadman's brake system, where if the driver releases pressure off this brake, the train comes to a halt.
		Training of the staff of the train was also found to be a contributing factor in the accident.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterfall_train_disaster (935 words)

	Train Crash
		The Rosedale train crash occurred in Rosedale, Queensland, Australia on November 16 2004 at 12:15 am when the northbound high speed tilt train ''Spirit of Townsville'' from Brisbane, bound for Cairns, failed to slow down for a very sharp 60 km/h curve, derailing the train.
		The train was estimated as traveling 112 km/h at the time of the accident, but investigators are still undecided on the role a broken wheel played in the event.
		The Glendale train crash was the deadliest incident in the history of Metrolink, the commuter railroad in the Los Angeles, California, area (note that the trains involved in this crash are not those of the similiarly-named light-rail operator, http://www.metro.net Metro).
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/203/train-crash.html (807 words)

	Millennium train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Millennium train, like the Tangara, is a four-car consist, with the middle two cars being non-control motor cars and the two outer cars being driving control trailer cars fitted with the pantograph.
		The Millennium train is equipped with an AC drive system, whereas the Tangara has a DC drive system (except G7, which was scrapped after the Waterfall train disaster on 31 January 2003).
		As part of the contract, the manufacturer EDi Rail, has a 15-year contract to maintain the trains, while the rest of the CityRail fleet is maintained at the other maintenance centres located at Mortdale, Flemington and Hornsby and the MainTrain overhaul centre in Auburn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Millennium_train (433 words)

	Australia: Government-media witchhunt of train drivers falls flat
		In the wake of the Waterfall disaster, the newspaper promoted claims by former minister Scully that the crash was probably caused by “onboard human failure,” insinuating that it was the responsibility of the dead driver or the train’s guard.
		The pretext for blitz was the discovery on a single train of a piece of cardboard in the side of a deadman brake pedal to stop it rattling, a common feature with older trains.
		Far from vilification, the train drivers deserve to be saluted for standing up to the government, the union and their media accomplices, and attempting to highlight the dangerous state of the NSW rail system.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/feb2004/trai-f18.shtml (1468 words)

	smh.com.au - The Sydney Morning Herald
		The Waterfall train crash which killed seven people on January 31 last year was caused by driver Herman Zeides suffering a sudden heart attack and losing control of the train, the special commission of inquiry into the disaster has found.
		The death toll from the Waterfall train disaster has been revised from eight to seven after a victim feared dead was discovered among the seriously injured in hospital, NSW Police said today.
		Eighty per cent of train driver cabins have data loggers but none are functioning, NSW Transport Minister Carl Scully said today, adding that an operational data logger would not have stopped the Waterfall derailment.
	www.smh.com.au /specials/waterfalltraincrash/index.html (250 words)

	Disaster recovery and pastoral care - UCA NSW Synod
		Disaster relief and recovery organisations need to be able to rely on trained, identified personnel who are already experienced at working in a team.
		Disaster “recovery” is the long-term process of the community adapting and growing beyond the ravages of the disaster.
		Disaster Welfare lead agencies provide ongoing training throughout NSW for volunteers, including people from Supporting Organizations, who will be called on when a disaster strikes.
	nsw.uca.org.au /disaster-response/faqs.htm (1138 words)

	Train Accident Lawsuit Resources Train Accident Recent Train Accidents
		Five train passengers and the drivers of both the train and the car are killed; over 100 passengers are injured.
		The train's crew are only slightly injured, and all of the train's passengers are uninjured and continue their journey by bus.
		Both occupants of the dump truck died at the scene, 15 of the train's occupants suffered minor injuries, and the remaining 182 passengers are bussed to another train to continue their journey to New York City.
	weitzlux.com /accident/rail/.../lawsuit/recenttrainaccidents_4533.html (1877 words)

	Waterfall, NSW: Train Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Passing a 50 kmh speed sign (the train was estimated at doing between 90 and 100 kmh), it came out of the bend and left the tracks, crossing the city bound lane.
		There was another hold-up in the rescue efforts when emergency services responding to the train disaster from the south side of the crash claim they were delayed by up to 10 minutes because they could not open a padlocked gate.
		The dead victims of the train crash included the male driver, 53 from Unanderra; 49-year-old male from Sans Souci; 40-year-old of Granville; 48-year-old male of Padstow Heights; 62-year-old male of Figtree; 35 year-old female of Mortdale and a 38-year-old male from Cronulla.
	www.ema.gov.au /ema/emadisasters.nsf/0/c96601caced14832ca256d6c001dd428?OpenDocument (2704 words)

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		One method would be to attach the device to the rear of the train and then have the controlling locomotive transmit an emergency brake application signal with the front unit causing an emergency application to be initiated from the rear of the train, thereby having the entire train effectuate an emergency application of the brakes.
		The local and work train exceptions contained in paragraphs (e)(6) and (e)(7) have been revised from those proposed in the NPRM to remain consistent with the definitions contained in subsection (a) and are limited in that the exception does not apply if these types of trains are operating on heavy grade.
		This alternative may be used only if the train service employee in the caboose and the engineer on the head end of the train establish and maintain two-way voice radio communication and respond appropriately to the loss of such communication in the same manner as prescribed for helper locomotives in paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib002/TWOWAY.TXT (17145 words)

	NSW Fire Brigades > Incidents > History of Major Incidents > Waterfall train derailment
		On 31 January 2003, the NSW Fire Brigades was called to a train derailment within the National Park, near the southern Sydney township of Waterfall.
		Upon arrival, firefighters found a four-car intercity electric commuter train had derailed, sustaining heavy damage.
		In order to cut through wreckage to release passengers trapped within the train, firefighters used specialised urban search and rescue equipment, which they had to carry several kilometres on foot to the crash site.
	www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au /incidents/history/20030131_waterfall.php (210 words)

	Wesley Mission Resources for the growing Christian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the mean time, passengers are at risk, because one in every 25 trains is be-ing driven by a driver who is psychologically sick, and the fact that the SRA and the AFULE does nothing shows they are trying to cover, not only for medically unfit and obese drivers, but those who are psychological disturbed.
		The changes came after revelations at the Waterfall inquiry that the driver of the train that crashed killing seven people, Herman Zeides, had advanced coronary disease.
		The inquiry is pursuing a theory that Mr Zeides, who died in the crash, may have suffered a heart attack in the moments leading to the high-speed derailment.
	www.wesleymission.org.au /ministry/crossbench/030727.asp (826 words)

	▷▷ Driver Online Training : Distance Learning and Online Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Waterfall train disaster - The Waterfall train disaster occurred on January 31, 2003 near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia, when a train derailment led to the death of six passengers and the train driver.
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	www.encounter2002.com /116-Driver-Online-Training.html (1233 words)

	Australia: State Labor government tries to find scapegoats for train disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The inquiry, which was headed by Justice Peter McInerney, concluded that the crash was the failure of the train’s “deadman brake” to operate after the driver suffered a heart attack.
		It also found that the train’s guard, William Van Kessel, whose role over past months has been the subject of considerable adverse media speculation, was unable to respond adequately during the accident.
		Van Kessell, the inquiry said, had not been properly trained to cope with emergency situations, was suffering fatigue at the time of the accident because of his rostering, and was unaware of problems with the deadman brake.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/jan2004/rail-j27.shtml (1510 words)

	PM - Investigation into Waterfall train accident begins
		JOHN BROGDEN: Three days after the accident at Waterfall, there are still many questions that Carl Scully must answer, in particular these are questions about ongoing rail safety, not relevant to Friday, but relevant to today and tomorrow and weeks and months to come.
		And for suggesting that problems with the train, or the track, were probably not the cause of Friday's crash.
		In the case of the Waterfall investigation it insists there will be other ways to calculate the speed of the train that crashed.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s775645.htm (705 words)

	Emotions high as Waterfall train disaster remembered - www.smh.com.au
		During an emotional remembrance service, relatives of train driver Herman Zeides and families of the six passengers also killed cried and clung to each other as they walked single-file to a parish church altar to light memorial candles.
		Father Patrick Vaughan - who one year ago anointed several of the victims in the train disaster - told those gathered that today was an opportunity for solidarity and to show support for the grieving.
		He urged the state government to pull all Tangara trains off the system until observers and vigilance controls were in place across the board.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/01/31/1075340878390.html (594 words)

	Train toll revised down - theage.com.au
		The death toll from the Waterfall train disaster has been revised from eight to seven, NSW Police said.
		Authorities initially believed nine people had been killed when the four-car Tangara train ploughed into a sandstone wall near Waterfall, south of Sydney, last Friday.
		That figure was scaled back to eight deaths on Saturday and it was further reduced to seven after it was confirmed one of the people feared killed was still alive in a hospital.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/02/03/1044122317408.html (146 words)

	Labor looks for scapegoats for rail disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The “deadman pedal” in Tangara trains have a flaw — which authorities had been aware of since 1988 — and failed to stop the train.
		Train Services Group general-manager of RailCorp, Arthur Smith, and a project director in the Capital Works Division, Ron Bruce, were sacked without separation payments.
		All guards, signallers, train controllers and drivers will be required to authorise their GPs to pass on their medical histories to State Rail.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2004/567/567p7.htm (1180 words)

	Waterfall families still waiting \| NEWS.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		SOME of the families of victims from the Waterfall rail disaster are yet to receive compensation, nearly three and a half years after the fatal train derailment.
		Seven people were killed and 40 were injured when a train derailed 2km south of Waterfall railway station, south of Sydney, on January 31, 2003.
		Mere Hudson, another Waterfall widow, stopped her teenage daughters attending the rail network's counselling because she felt it was too traumatic, the papers said.
	www.news.com.au /story/0,10117,19514279-1702,00.html?from=rss (313 words)

	The basics About Tornadoes - Tonadoes - Disaster Reference - Library
		According to the Glossary of Meteorology (Huschke 1959), a tornado is "a violently rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba." In order for a vortex to be classified as a tornado, it must be in contact with the ground and the cloud base.
		These vortices may form and die within a few seconds, sometimes appearing to train through the same part of the tornado one after another.
		The North Texas Council of Governments and NWS Ft. Worth has compiled a very detailed study of several such violent tornado disaster scenarios in the Metroplex, which could be adapted to other major metro areas as well.
	planb4.com /library/disaster_ref/tornadoes/tornado_basics.html (3885 words)

	Some Sydney trains have 'flawed brakes'
		Some Sydney trains are operating with flawed emergency braking systems which fail to activate as designed once a driver leaves the controls.
		The Sunday Telegraph says it has obtained photographs from the NSW opposition which shows trains travelling at speeds of up to 60kph with no driver at the controls.
		The Waterfall train disaster occurred on January 31, 2003 near Waterfall in Sydney's west when a train derailment led to the death of six passengers and the train driver.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=95035 (312 words)

	Counter Disaster Unit Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Counter Disaster Unit, the first of its kind in the nation, with Health and Ambulance personnel working together to address all aspects of disaster planning and response, including response to terrorism.
		The Unit coordinates policy, planning and education and ensures that the Health system is able to provide an appropriate and credible response to a major incident or disaster at the state level.
		The NSW Health Counter Disaster Unit has provided a response to a range of major incidents, including the Asian Tsunami crisis, Bali bombing (frontline medical assistance at the site and at home in hospital burns units), 2002/03 bushfires and the 2003 Waterfall train accident.
	www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au /what/countdisaster.html (249 words)

	Hurricane Survival Tips and Disaster Preparedness Facts To Survive A Hurricane
		Having a disaster supplies kit can save lives and make a bad situation a little bit easier.
		In addition to a disaster supplies kit, Fonseca said families should develop a preparedness plan.
		their local emergency management or civil defense office to find out which disasters are possible near their home.
	www.prepare4disaster.com /hurricanetips.html (3195 words)

	John's Online Journal
		When I began training to be a counselor I had an image of sitting in an office in leather wing back chairs surrounded by bookshelves holding a top notch psychology library.
		Some of my friends are nurses who trained to become a nurse to help people.
		We hope and pray it is a "good" year and we are healthy and have fun and avoid disaster.
	johnstrain.blogspot.com /2004_01_01_johnstrain_archive.html (17264 words)

	Outrage over Waterfall compo \| The Daily Telegraph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		CHILDREN of Waterfall train disaster victims have been subjected to "cruel" barrages by psychologists in RailCorp's protracted compensation process, which has left one widow struggling to raise three boys alone.
		More than three years after the train crash, which killed seven and injured 40, a Daily Telegraph investigation has found some victims' families are yet to receive compensation promised by then-premier Bob Carr.
		When the 6.24am South Coast service derailed and slammed into a rock wall south of Waterfall on January 31, 2003, Mr Carr promised swift compensation to victims' families after it was found the train's brake system had failed.
	www.news.com.au /dailytelegraph/story/0,,19509464-5001021,00.html (722 words)

	AMA - Speech
		Experience can be gained from overseas incidents and disaster medical services to improve the capability of Australian disaster medical responses and ensure they are consistent with international best practice.
		Following his medical undergraduate training, internship and RMO years in Newcastle, David was a senior medical officer in the RAAF, where he specialised in aeromedical evacuation and disaster planning.
		In 2000, David was appointed as medical commander of the disaster teams for the Sydney Olympics and, following the tragedy of September 11, was seconded to NSW Health, with a specific charter to ensure our preparedness for terrorist attack.
	www.ama.com.au /web.nsf/doc/WEEN-5N7ALG (1703 words)

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