> Blaming drivers for rail accidents is and probably will always be a convenient
> copout for rail administrations who really dont want to do anything to improve
> safety on their railways.
> It staggers me that in 1998 that we still have safeworking systems comprising
> signals which do NOTHING to stop a train if it goes past the red signal.
> At least in the good old suburban areas we have the train stops.
>
Hope you aren't talking about suburban Melbourne I'm not sure if they have any two
positioning signaling left after the resignaling of the Upfield line but I can't
recall to many trip arms with two positioning signaling around Melbourne
> You cant tell me that in this day & age there is not a suitable electronic
> equivalent of the train stop that could be installed on non suburban lines.
> But no , we are going to train orders , just one level above no safeworking at
> all.
> Where will it end.
>
> cheers
> MD