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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 00:40 #1792 | |
Quizman
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 Must be a time limit on answering the phones now...... Log in to reply |
| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 00:40 #11630 | |
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Quizman
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Must be a time limit on answering the phones now...... Log in to reply |
| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 02:03 #11631 | |
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AndyG
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Always been there - obviously you didn't answer in time 
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 02:57 #11634 | |
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UKTrainMan
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I absolutely hate it when the drivers do that. Out of interest, would something like this happen in real life or would the driver wait until they have actually spoken to the signaller? Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for. Log in to reply |
| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 05:45 #11637 | |
Peter Bennet
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I've only seen it where you clear the signal before answering the phone. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 08:31 #11640 | |
postal
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Or its an auto signal that clears itself - you sometimes also see the phone flashing then clearing without any action from yourself when this happens.
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 08:54 #11642 | |
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AndyG
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Also happens when train in front clears the section and signal.
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 09:59 #11645 | |
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Late Turn
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It certainly does happen in real life also. Once the signal clears, the Driver would usually have no cause to continue to try to speak to the Signalman. Obviously if the Signalman had a message to pass, he'd keep the signal at Danger until the message had been understood.
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 18:28 #11650 | |
jc92
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 18:30 #11651 | |
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jc92
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im not sure if thats always true? a driver may wait for an answer to ensure the signal hasnt cleared accidentally - eg due to right side failure (i know this was the case at the drax branch with several near misses due to right side track circuit failures
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| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 19:21 #11652 | |
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Noisynoel
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jc92 said:im not sure if thats always true? a driver may wait for an answer to ensure the signal hasnt cleared accidentally - eg due to right side failure (i know this was the case at the drax branch with several near misses due to right side track circuit failuresIf the signal is clearing in error then it is most definatly a wrongside failure! Noisynoel Log in to reply |
| Cheeky Monkey 20/09/2010 at 19:41 #11654 | |
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Late Turn
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...and, if the signal is going to clear in error, it's more than likely going to do so before the arrival of the train, and not wait for the Driver to come on the phone!
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