Re: Glenbrook

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Here we go again - the never ending debate:

"What should/shouldnt the driver have done?"

When it really should be

"Why wasnt the signal system working on a highly travelled area?"

Brendan

"Neil D B" <anb727@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <200001072153.QAA04698@cotse.com>,
>   "Anon" <anonymous@cotse.com> wrote:
> > This message was posted anonymously:
> >
> > The V set was travelling at about 40 km/h.  He was told by the box to
ring in at the next signal and
> > report the indication it was giving.
> >
> >
>
>   Thats still too fast, if there is ANY problem with a signal, you must
drive
> at a speed slow enough to stop short of any obstruction. That speed may
vary
> according to where you are. If you can see a long way ahead of you and can
> see that it is clear, youd drive a little quicker than you would driving
down
> the Blue Mountains where in most places, you cant even see your ass end of
> your train when going around corners. He shouldve been driving at a
MAXIMUM
> of about 20km/h. Even that may be too lenient. A little common sense goes
a
> long way. If the next signal he came to was green, the safeworking rules
> state, that he must continue to drive at a speed slow enough to stop short
of
> any obstruction until he reaches the 2ND signal showing a proceed
indication,
> ONLY THEN may he resume normal speed. -- CityRail driver, and big fan of
HO
> and 5", 71/4" guage trains
>
>
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