Re: Today (Sat) on 22 plat. Central

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

"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.


> and stopped with half the train off the
> platform. The guard who is one of the more experienced guards opened the
> doors.

This also happens on a regular basis.


> The driver took off while people were getting on and off.

Probably didn't hear the doors open due the air exhausting.


> One
> older lady nearly went under but was grabbed and saved by another
> passenger. The guard instead of giving the driver 2 bells to stop closed
> the doors making a big mistake even bigger.

How so?


> The driver stopped on the 6
> car mark not knowing what had happened. Hopefully they breath tested the
> guard and took him off the road because
> 1/ He should had relised the driver had lost the air and stopped with
> half a 6 car set of the back of the platform.
> 2/ He should have seen he was in the wrong postion on the platform for a
> 6 car set and seen the train was off the platform.
> 3/ He should not have opened the doors.
> 4/ He should have given the driver 2 bells straight away.
> 5/ He then should not have tried to blame the driver.
>
> When I left on my train home which was behind it the station staff were
> on the phone to Operations Control.

I'm surprised, I thought they'd just let it go.