Re: Signaller causes SPAD

[signal_spotter@my-deja.com]

In article <39becd3d$0$26522$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
>
> <signal_spotter@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8pmgol$sr6$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8pmgol$sr6$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > Hey I didn't start this driver vs engineer war. Ever since I started
> > reading/contributing to this NG, just about every driver has had
some
> > little dig at me whether it's due to catchpoints in the main line or
> > bad sighting on signals that I've had nothing to do with, etc etc
etc.
> > I don't complain to them about their driving. Maybe I should. 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.
>
> Signaller probably threw it back in his face :-)
>
And I suppose he popped a platform up for him to stop at too.

> > Nearly all of us were thrown around. We were right
> > behind the Guards Compartment and when we alighted and I commented
to
> > my colleagues that the driver almost SPADDED, the guard became quite
> > irate. Bet that incident didn't get reported.
>
> A guard getting irate isn't really an incident :-)

I was actually referring to the late braking approach to the platform
as being the incident.
>
>


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