Re: Bayside Trains driver stood down.

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:

> : > Not correct, if the level crossing has stopping/express selection it
> : > will be protected by a red/red signal, but if the gates have no
> : > stopping/express selection then the signal will be at proceed, and
> : > you could go through the signal at 'proceed' and the gates still be up.
>
> : How can this be?  What form of safeworking is in force where a level crossing is
> : not operating with a signal showing proceed and a train in the section?
>
> Quite simply the level crossing didn't detect the train coming, or the
> level crossing wasn't working/had no power.

If the level crossing had no power, why did it not fail safe?  If it did not detect
the train, that is a pretty serious matter.  Look at what happened at Cowan in 1990
when that happened.

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David Johnson
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