Re: Today (Sat) on 22 plat. Central

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Tezza wrote:

> "David Johnson"
> > Tezza wrote:
> >
> > > "magilla gorilla"
> > > > Today on 22 platform there nearly was a major fatality. A driver was
> > > > coming into the platform and the signal at the end was at stop, he
> > > > tripped on the intermediate trip
> > >
> > > That has to be the slowest bloody trip around. I've been caught once, but it's a regular event.
> >
> > If you get a low speed on the home before 22, they have put new speed signs in - 20 at the arrival
> > end of the platform and 10 halfway down.
>
> I was wondering what the 20 was for and haven't even seen the 10, which is too high, I had to stop and wait for it to go down. I
> suppose they published this in the Weekly Notice, but they shoulda put it in something where Drivers would see it.

If you are doing 20 or less from the 20, and reduce to 10 or less before the 10, it will go down (maybe). :)

There is now a 10 in the down refuge at Thornleigh with associated intermediate trip.

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David Johnson
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