Re: Signaller causes SPAD

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

<signal_spotter@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8pmtlp$bi4
> In article <39bee8d0$0$26532$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
>   "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> > <signal_spotter@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >   "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> > > > <signal_spotter@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >>> Just 2 days ago I caught the train from the city and our driver
> > misjudged his approach into the station, slammed on the brakes and
nearly
> passed the signal at stop.
> >
> > You assume that's what happened.
>
> OK I shouldn't assume, so...
> FACT: Train approached station and brakes were applied rather hard.
> FACT: Train came to a rest about a foot from the signal at the end of
> the platform which was displaying a red aspect.
> You can draw your own conclusions. :-)

Regen dropped out.
EP failed.
(I can't just let you hang him, shit, it mighta been me!)

Obviously the signal was misplaced, too close to the platform :-)