Bretrick
Well-known Member
- Location
- Perth Western Australia
A West Coast Wilderness Society tourist train has derailed at a speed of 10kmh on it's way to Dubbil Barril.
The train derailed in the middle of the rainforest, which made getting the passengers back to Strahan "a huge exercise".
"I don't think the passengers really knew what happened, the speeds on the track are very low," said acting general manager of the West Coast Wilderness Railway, Ian Robertson.
A train from Queenstown was sourced and brought up the rack, over the top of the hill and down the other side, then reversed back in and hooked on to the carriages and brought back to Queenstown."
The rescue mission took about 8 hours.
The train derailed in the middle of the rainforest, which made getting the passengers back to Strahan "a huge exercise".
"I don't think the passengers really knew what happened, the speeds on the track are very low," said acting general manager of the West Coast Wilderness Railway, Ian Robertson.
A train from Queenstown was sourced and brought up the rack, over the top of the hill and down the other side, then reversed back in and hooked on to the carriages and brought back to Queenstown."
The rescue mission took about 8 hours.