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Re: Big train wreck in England!

Subject: Re: Big train wreck in England!
From: n@urelle.net (Tom Clifton)
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:34:12 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Virgin Net Usenet Service
References: <KL35NzyWklRvxFO0w6Dbr4E7OJvz@4ax.com> <37F9CAC6.8D372241@melbpc.org.au> <HdtK3.509$e6.152330@amsnews02.chello.com> <3801731d.29674240@news.dial.oleane.com> <YtxK3.24$_u4.373320@news0.optus.net.au>

On Wed, 06 Oct 1999 01:20:56 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>
>BR started putting AWS on main lines decades ago. In the case of SPAD it's
>supposed to apply the emergency brake. 

It'll only apply the brake if the driver fails to acknowledge the
warning horn (by pushing the button).

If he does this, the train can be driven forward, past the signal set
to danger - as I believe happened in the Purley disaster some years
ago.

Regards,

>

References:
- Big train wreck in England!
  - From: Kingpin <kingpin1@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Big train wreck in England!
  - From: Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au>
- Re: Big train wreck in England!
  - From: "David Ready" <ds_ready@usa.net>
- Re: Big train wreck in England!
  - From: aprice@mail.dotcom.fr (Andrew Price)
- Re: Big train wreck in England!
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)

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