Re: Signaller causes SPAD

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

signal_spotter@my-deja.com wrote:

> The context I was reffering to when I said "would not cause a problem"
> was in relation to the signalling, not the passengers on board. Of
> course people are going to be thrown around when you slam your brakes
> on. Actually why would you slam your brakes on causing such grief to
> passengers. If a stick is thrown back in a drivers face, the locking is
> held by approach locking and should he pass it the locking will be held
> by route locking.

That's all very well, but inspectors would want to know why you didn't apply the
emergency brake when passing a red signal!   Besides, once you go past it, the
brakes apply anyway.

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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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