In article ,
David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 03:04:07PM +0000, Nick Leverton wrote:
In article , wrote:
And what if a train had come and derailed while he was finding other
ways to solve the problem? Sometimes rules need to be broken if they get
in the way.
Wellingborough, 1898. A porter's trolley fell off the platform onto the
track. Instead of running to the signalbox to stop trains, two railway
employees tried to shift it. They failed, the express was derailed,
and five people and two staff were killed.

Sometimes, Boltar, there are reasons for rules and procedures ...

It's an electric line. He had the power turned off before going onto
the track. So unless you're positing time-travel-related accidents, I'm
afraid your risk is purely imaginary.

Yup, I'd missed that he had rung the electrification control room (and
hopefully waited for the OK though we don't know that either !)

Nick
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