holbeck

On Jul 17, 12:07 pm, amog...m wrote:
> On 16 Jul., 17:56, holbeck <holb...@fsmail.net> wrote:
>
> > you would only be doing this to rectify a mistake in this scenario. I
> > would expect the driver who put the over length EMU in this bay to be
> > relieved of duty and be being med screened whilst someone else was
> > removing the unit, (alright maybe not for half a car length but in the
> > real world say, Peterborough the bay takes 4 cars, the only possible
> > overlength is really 8 cars, 3 cars over maybe - And yes it has
> > happened).
>
> Why would that be the driver's fault. Surely the signalman is at fault
> for running such a train into the bay platform.
> What should a driver do if he is signalled into a bay platform that is
> obviously too short to take his train?

It's always the drivers fault.(That's not to say the signaller won't
get some too).

If you take a route which is wrong for whatever reason you are going
to cop it.

It has happened to me at Peterborough. A failed 365 at KX meant a set
swop to 2x317. On approach to Peterborough on the Nene bridge signal I
was offered the bay as booked. I had anticipated that might happen so
I stopped behind the signal, buzzed up the box and was re-routed into
another platform. I used my loaf.