Thanks for the added information. In my region and I am sure in many
other places the main sliding problem for trains and trams is the leaves
in the Fall and their getting wet from rain and clinging to the tracks.
Much attention is paid to this in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Mick Duncan wrote:
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> Gday David
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> Millepedes have been a problem on Aussie, especially Vic and SA for years
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> Many trains have slipped to a stand in days gone by
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> Some steam crews attached brooms to the cowcatcher to sweep the little
> buggers off the rails
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> They make the rails especially greasy and are worse than leaves on the
> track,
> the curse of Tram drivers
>
> Cheers, Mick.
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> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Many Many Centimeters of Millepedes Bug Australian
> Tracking System Resulting in Big Bang, Not a Theory
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> > Many Many Centimeters of Millepedes Bug Australian Tracking System
> > Resulting in Big Bang, Not a Theory
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> > Millipedes Cause Train Crash In Australia
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> > The Inquisitr
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> > http://www.inquisitr.com/933856/
> > millipedes-cause-train-crash-in-australia/
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> > A shorter URL for the above link:
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> > http://tinyurl.com/qc2z2k8
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> > Thousands of millipedes may have been the cause of a train crash in
> > Australia. Thats right, millipedes. Authorities are currently
> > investigating to see what caused two trains to crash near Perth, Australia
> > this morning. The lead suspect at the moment is the millipede. A
> > spokeswoman from the the Perth Transport Authority said: It is one
> > possible cause among many but it is very unusual.
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> > The PTA said that an infestation of Portuguese millipedes was found on the
> > tracks in Rockingham and Kwinana. The tracks became extremely slippery
> > after a passing train crushed the bugs and may have cause the brakes to
> > become ineffective.
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> > The stationary train was waiting at the station as passengers boarded when
> > it was hit by an incoming train. PTA spokesman David Hynes said that the
> > train may have not been able to stop due to a slippery section of tracks.
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> > Sincerely,
> > David Dillard
> > Temple University
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