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Runaway Heavy Machinery ! Not Fortean but Odd all the same
Seeing as how this happened near where I live I though I'd mention it
Railway runaway leaves track managers scratching heads
The Australian Rail Track Corporation is investigating how a piece of heavy machinery managed to roll unmanned for seven kilometres along an Adelaide Hills railway track.
The 15-metre long ballast regulator machine was being used by contractors to settle ballast along the railway line.
At around 10:50am the machine got away from its crew.
It rolled for seven kilometres along the track from Mt Lofty, coming to rest 13 minutes later near Bridgewater.
Rail Track Corporation managing director David Marchant has issued a written statement saying the incident is of "obvious concern."
He says it is not clear how the machine got away from its operators.
The incident has been reported to the state rail safety regulator.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1120667.htm
Seeing as how this happened near where I live I though I'd mention it