26 February 2011

Railyard fire

26 February 2011 | By johnboy

ACT Fire Brigade on scene at Kingston Railway Station where an old train carriage is fully alight.

Multiple resources from the brigade have bought the fire under control in the former dining car believed to belong to the Railway Historical Society.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze.

4:01pm Saturday 26 February 2011

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Old train carriage alight The fire has been largely extinguished but is expected to smoulder for several hours.

A fire crew will remain on scene during this time.

No one was inside the carriage when firefighters arrived on scene.

The cause is undetermined.

5:20pm Saturday 26 February 2011

[Courtesy ESA].

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MrPC12:02 am 28 Feb 11

LSWCHP said :

Gunzel? Is that really a word? What the hell is a gunzel?

Yes, it’s a word.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gunzel

And no, I’m not one. I don’t even own a camera (unless you count my iPhone).

LSWCHP5:47 pm 27 Feb 11

switch said :

MrPC said :

I’ve received information from people I know at the ARHS ACT that the fire was in a non-operational car (RDH), that the circumstances of the fire are NOT suspicious, and that the museum will be opening tomorrow at 1pm as per normal.

You gunzel, you.

Gunzel? Is that really a word? What the hell is a gunzel?

switch12:28 pm 27 Feb 11

MrPC said :

I’ve received information from people I know at the ARHS ACT that the fire was in a non-operational car (RDH), that the circumstances of the fire are NOT suspicious, and that the museum will be opening tomorrow at 1pm as per normal.

You gunzel, you.

MrPC8:48 pm 26 Feb 11

I’ve received information from people I know at the ARHS ACT that the fire was in a non-operational car (RDH), that the circumstances of the fire are NOT suspicious, and that the museum will be opening tomorrow at 1pm as per normal.

MrPC6:12 pm 26 Feb 11

Oh crap. They’ve lost a dining car?

I sure hope this wasn’t the BVJ or the RMS car. I had my 30th birthday party in their BVJ car, and I used to do some volunteer work in RMS 2360 back when it was in Victoria.