Re: Bayside Trains driver stood down.

[John Duncan McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au>]

David McLoughlin wrote:
 
> Michael wrote:

> > Just heard on 3AW that a Bayside Trains driver was stood down today, for
> > driving his train through a Dandenong level crossing while the gates were
> > still up.

> Given that the automatic trip levers would have stopped a train driving
> through a red signal which should have been showing if the gates were
> up, how could this have happened and why was the driver blamed?

If the crossing was not protected by Home signals, it is quite possible
for the signal to stay at proceed with the booms up. It happened at few
years ago when a down Geelong pass went through the crossing at the UP
end of Werribee station with booms and lights NOT operating. Luckily,
no collisions with road vehicles occurred on this very busy crossing.
Apparently, a fuse had blown.

John McCallum