International Railroad Discussion > Aussie Commuters Tip Train Car to Free Trapped Man

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/aussie-commuters-tip-train-cars-aid-trapped-man-24860707

Dozens of people helped rescue a fellow commuter in Australia by pushing against train carriages to free the man whose foot had slipped between the platform and the train.

Closed-circuit footage released by the Western Australia State Public Transport Authority showed the man lost his footing while boarding the train at a station in the city of Perth on Wednesday.

A passenger alerted railway staff who stopped the train from leaving, local media said. When railway workers realized the man's foot was stuck in the 5-centimeter (2-inch) gap, they called on other passengers to help.

3'6" gauge cars? Easier to man-handle narrow gauge...

Mike Massee
Tehachapi, CA
Photography, Railroading and more..

they would be 35-45 tons per car

bakersfielddave Wrote:
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> they would be 35-45 tons per car


I liked the TV journo,s coverage of the incident(channel 10 as I recall).She said ""Passengers pushed the 10,000 ton train,to free the persons leg""
RegardsDK

Didn't know the Australians are such big tippers.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> Didn't know the Australians are such big tippers.

They're not...

Ray

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Canadians don't have that same rating when it comes to I75 here in Ga enroute to Disney World

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