Re: Locked Points still does not stop a crash!

["Lineman" <grime@dcsi.net.au>]

Well,Bugger me,That's going to look good on his speed chart, isn't it..
Lineman
casey-joe <berlinaNObeSPAM@bigpond.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Riggs Creek Loop on the Victorian North East, is a prime example of
> points that cannot be interfered with (as they always lay to the left,
> but can be broken by a train approaching from the reverse direction)
> An indicator at each end tells the Driver that the points are locked in
> the correct position.
> The unsafe aspect is that you rely on the Drivers memory, and alertness
> to ensure he does not enter the single line section, should a cross be
> timetabled.
> What would happen if the Up Pass failed to wait at Riggs Creek, and the
> Down was out of site around the corner? Persistent rumours say that
> this has happened already,and more than once, and that Victorias
> amazing good luck, was called upon again, when the down was running
> several minutes late, and a Conductor warned the Driver he had erred!
> This same rumour also suggested that the oncoming train was close
> enough to hear the Conductors end to end radio, and bring his train to
> a stand whilst the other driver reversed back into the loop, back to
> the other end of the loop, and forward again into his correct road to
> effect the cross! Have not spoken to either Driver, but the Conductor
> has been talking.....or so the rumour goes.
> Friend
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