Mr Thant wrote:
On 22 May, 13:54, wrote:
It does seem a bit harsh firing him if he did eventually report it. I'd have
thought a written warning would have been enough. Unless of course he never
reported it or he'd had a lot of "incidents" before.

The procedure is to do a thorough check of the train before moving off
(possibly with the help of other staff). He assumed there was no need
(apparently after trying and failing to contact control) and carried
on. Anyone who, unsure what to do, errs on the side of not following
the safety procedure (quite possibly in an attempt to cover up his
mistake) has no business driving trains.

LU Rule Book 7 Section 14 is rather more detailed than that, though
there doesn't seem to be an equivalent in the GE/RT8000 Rule Book series
for the mainline railways.

Cheers,

Barry