Railbenders

[Sam]

Make sure you have lots of lube?

[tubeguru]

I don't have the talent tbh

Here's one though - you fail in the Thames Tunnel and you are told assistance will come up your rear. What do you do next?

Is this something more location-specific than simply walking back 300 yards to lay dets?

[tubeguru]

Walk back through the train and do something from the rear cab?

[tubeguru]

Did you know that between Castle Cary and Somerton Tunnel, the signals are eight miles apart?

[tubeguru]

The second one has a distant signal, so there's no problem.

[tubeguru]

No, our trains stop at the Atlantic Ocean.

[tubeguru]

So where's Mexico Crossing anyway?

[tubeguru]

Let me consult my track map ...

[tubeguru]

Interestingly, it is not marked in my TrackMaps Western Region map. I shall now consult their UK rail atlas ...

*looks*

Nope, not there either. I don't sign it yet, but I will be going that way later this year I daresay.

[tubeguru]

There are lots of UWCs marked on both maps - I think they are selective in their choices.

[tubeguru]

Having read part of the report, it enforces my view that at whistle boards for foot-crossings drivers should sound BOTH tones (high and low loud) on approach.

This is because some horns' low tones don't sound like trains approaching. People associate the traditional two-tone horn sound with approaching trains, so why the rules state that you should only use one tone is madness. I've been with drivers who use the high loud tone AND the high soft tone, both on the same journey, randomly as the mood took him.

I always use both LOUD tones, and sound them for a good amount of time as I go past a whistle board. And if a manager wants to pick me up on it, I'll tell him where he can shove his horn.

[Sam]

I also think that all foot crossings should have whistle boards. We have some very busy foot crossings that do not have them, some due to local residents complaining about the noise. I am sure they would be moaning more if little Johnny gets run over!

[tubeguru]

I also think that all foot crossings should have whistle boards. We have some very busy foot crossings that do not have them, some due to local residents complaining about the noise. I am sure they would be moaning more if little Johnny gets run over!

Sod the local residents. They chose to live in a house next to a railway line.

[Sam]

I heard a rumour that local builders building some houses, stole the whistle board when they were showing people around their show home, then put it back when all houses were sold! Such cheek!

[tubeguru]

Brilliant.