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August 22nd 16, 11:57 PM
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London – Moslem Train Driver Crashes Train Du
Tim Watts wrote:
On 22/08/16 16:57, burfordTjustice wrote: Signal SN6004 was clearly visible, but the driver did not realise that it applied to his train, so he drove past it although it was showing two red lights, meaning ‘Stop’. The ground indicators I've seen have an arrow on pointing at the line they apply to. Do they all have that? Yes, though last time I went past the signal in question I seem to recall that the number-and-arrow plate was rather buried in the ballast and needed a keen eye to spot it at walking pace. Also if the driver had spotted the arrow just as he was approaching the signal it wouldn't have made much difference to his ability to stop in time. Anna Noyd-Dryver |
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August 23rd 16, 08:18 AM
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London – Moslem Train Driver Crashes Train Du
On 23/08/16 00:57, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
Tim Watts wrote: On 22/08/16 16:57, burfordTjustice wrote: Signal SN6004 was clearly visible, but the driver did not realise that it applied to his train, so he drove past it although it was showing two red lights, meaning ‘Stop’. The ground indicators I've seen have an arrow on pointing at the line they apply to. Do they all have that? Yes, though last time I went past the signal in question I seem to recall that the number-and-arrow plate was rather buried in the ballast and needed a keen eye to spot it at walking pace. Also if the driver had spotted the arrow just as he was approaching the signal it wouldn't have made much difference to his ability to stop in time. Anna Noyd-Dryver Interesting... So it sounds like his route knowledge was a bit duff then? |
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August 23rd 16, 08:57 AM
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London – Moslem Train Driver Crashes Train Du
Tim Watts wrote:
On 23/08/16 00:57, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Tim Watts wrote: On 22/08/16 16:57, burfordTjustice wrote: Signal SN6004 was clearly visible, but the driver did not realise that it applied to his train, so he drove past it although it was showing two red lights, meaning ‘Stop’. The ground indicators I've seen have an arrow on pointing at the line they apply to. Do they all have that? Yes, though last time I went past the signal in question I seem to recall that the number-and-arrow plate was rather buried in the ballast and needed a keen eye to spot it at walking pace. Also if the driver had spotted the arrow just as he was approaching the signal it wouldn't have made much difference to his ability to stop in time. Anna Noyd-Dryver Interesting... So it sounds like his route knowledge was a bit duff then? The report said he'd only driven it once since completing training a few months earlier. |
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