(Source: Reuters, November 16, 2018)
MELBOURNE — BHP said on Friday that driver error caused an iron-ore train to run away without its driver and a brake problem caused the company to intentionally derail the train in order to stop it, according to a preliminary investigation. BHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected. After the driver got off the train to carry out an inspection, it began to move “becoming what is termed a ‘rollaway’ train’”.
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