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Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.

35B replied to the thread Doors and Droplights.

I don't think it is a case of personal responsibility being voided. You mention Singapore Airlines; I suspect they Airlines are paying out because (a) the question of personal responsibility isn't clear cut given the short time before the seat...

Hampshire Unit liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Doors and Droplights.

I should say right up front that I don’t know the circumstances here, and I’m also not a guard so don’t know precisely what training they may or may not have for such a scenario. But I can imagine that one guard, faced with a carriage full of...

Hampshire Unit liked 21B's post in the thread Doors and Droplights.

Sorry but that’s nonsense. It can be perfectly safe at one railway, but not at another because of the difference in infrastructure etc. that’s why each operator has to do a risk assessment. The issue of consistency from the staff at a particular...

Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked Sheff's post in the thread Tornado.

Just to clarify and set the record straight … The order on DB Meiningen was for two new boilers to a modified design of firebox. The first new boiler was to be fitted to Tornado as part of the overhaul. (The old boiler would then be...

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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Doors and Droplights.

Disagree, there is a valid case for lineside clearances to be a individual line risk assessment, but I understood one of the things the ORR are getting themselves in a lather over is doors. Trains leaving with them open, people trying to get on...

std tank liked Sheff's post in the thread Tornado.

Just to clarify and set the record straight … The order on DB Meiningen was for two new boilers to a modified design of firebox. The first new boiler was to be fitted to Tornado as part of the overhaul. (The old boiler would then be...

Sheff replied to the thread Tornado.

Just to clarify and set the record straight … The order on DB Meiningen was for two new boilers to a modified design of firebox. The first new boiler was to be fitted to Tornado as part of the overhaul. (The old boiler would then be...

Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Doors and Droplights.

Well I understand from posts on other forums that guards working for TOC are told to avoid confrontation. Think back to the two old folks on the XC service who refused to move from seats that were reserved by a different couple as an example, and...