Re: "lost" trains

[Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> RNS wrote in message <2sko6sghnn6hsi1jldmplv0kv3fvo8j1t2@4ax.com>...
> >
> >This means that the same thing was happening that day as the day of
> >the Cowan bank accident, except on the down instead of the up!
> >Whilst the signal failures being experienced on Cowan Bank may not
> >have been the only reason for the accident, it was certainly a major
> >contributing factor.
> >Once again, if caution by the following interurban driver had been
> >excercised the accident either would not have happened, or it would
> >have been considerablly less serious.
>
> But why should he have been exercising caution? My understanding is that he
> received green signals. The signalling was definitely the cause (notice I did
> not say "at fault") but if every driver constantly exercised caution when
> receiving green signals, the system would grind to a halt.
>

My understanding is that the signals were intermittent, the most restrictive
aspect of these being "Stop". If I were faced with a defective / fluctuating /
intermittent signal, I would certainly treat it with caution. Safety first!

>
> Dave

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Thanks,

Tony Gatt.

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