Train Derailment Edith River This morning.

5 public posts in this discussion.

Post 1

Hey Guys,

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-27/flood-warning-for-katherine-region-after-cyclone/3748388

Wasnt me on the train, but was some of the darwin based drivers. 1 in hospital with fractured vertabra. Hope for a speedy recovery from him

Cheers

Post 2

Saw the photo's, that's gonna take a heap of time to repair the track and move the cars eh. Thankfully nobody was killed.

Post 3

NT Stuart Highway likely to remain closed

i dont think I can remember seeing stuart highway closed before.

Post 4

Road is expected to open tomorrow and around 3 weeks for the rail to be fixed.

I dont get a 3 week paid holiday though :( the Iron Ore train will still run i think to and from pine creek.

Post 5

the stores will be low on everything for a while