Re: Woman killed in fall from XPT

[Michael Van Baast <vanbaast@acay.com.au>]

Sandy Tanner's Household wrote:
> 
> There is no way someone can accidently fall out of an XPT, unless the doors
> had been left open.  You have to lift up the flap, turn the handle, and pull
> the door back, not to mention that the whole door is plastered with warnings
> about where the door goes.
> 
well you do have the silly people looking for the toilets who dont/cant
read english and dont have the common sense to say "hmm, whatever is
behind this door must be very small" but i am of the beleif this this
person must be like the guy from "pure luck" to "accidently" fall out
the door, like it was said before, it is simply too hard to do, all that
is needed to make the doors almost foolproof (nothing is completely
foolproof) is a small solenoid or strong magnetic latch on those little
flaps over the handles, surely there is a spare analogue cable between
the two loco's , then all it would require is a PA to check all the
doors BEFORE they depart the station

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