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Oct 1, 2023 17:00:00 GMT
Post by andyhigham on Oct 1, 2023 17:00:00 GMT
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Oct 1, 2023 17:09:39 GMT
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Post by mbrown on Oct 1, 2023 17:09:39 GMT
A driver not used to a vacuum braked loco, perhaps? I think I am right that most if not all the locos on the Strathspey are steam braked (Black 5, Ivatt Class 2 etc....)
Anyway, I guess the poor guy will be stood down from footplate duties for a while.
Malcolm
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Oct 1, 2023 21:24:45 GMT
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Post by jma1009 on Oct 1, 2023 21:24:45 GMT
I don’t think that there is any excuse for that. It is standard procedure that you stop 6 feet away from the coaches then ease back. I’ve read elsewhere that the Belmond stock was forward of the usual coupling up position, that does not excuse what happened at all.
Very concerning.
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Oct 2, 2023 7:10:52 GMT
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Post by dhamblin on Oct 2, 2023 7:10:52 GMT
Agreed Julian, suspect there will be quite a few learning points out of this. Interesting discussion on National Preservation forum about stopping and starting a loco for coupling up that is worth looking at.
Still can't get my head around the apparent lack of a shunter or anyone on the ground giving indication of distance remaining to the footplate crew.
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Dan
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Oct 2, 2023 16:39:44 GMT
Post by JonL on Oct 2, 2023 16:39:44 GMT
No one swaggers like a volunteer in front of mere mortals (the paying public).
I've had to have a proper shout on the flight line in the past from people playing at the job who get a bit carried away regards their own capabilities and skillset. I wonder if thats what happened here?
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Post by jma1009 on Oct 3, 2023 0:07:45 GMT
No one swaggers like a volunteer in front of mere mortals (the paying public). I've had to have a proper shout on the flight line in the past from people playing at the job who get a bit carried away regards their own capabilities and skillset. I wonder if thats what happened here? Jon, Not sure I understood any of the above. At a time when LHCS (loco hauled coaching stock) was quite rare on the network, the Rhymney Line was rather special. It was daily, and intensive on Saturdays, and rugby international days for Cardiff. Coupling up at Rhymney and at Canton Cardiff was more than a daily occurrence. I was responsible for each of the LHCS I was employed on. 3 times a day on some shifts. The rule book then covering this was section J. We had this drilled into us, and regular examinations and examinations on the job.
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