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Unread 22-12-2016, 23:19   #8
Jamie2k9
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It's funny how this issue has received so much attention when there have been a couple of incidents of trains passing red signals on single-line sections - one of which went a few kilometres down the line before being stopped. That's something the scares the bejesus out of me.
Don't recall hearing about this however if above is correct it appears a major failure and number of fail safe systems didn't kick in at electronic or human levels.

Emergency brakes for one get applied after SPAD unless driver a been given permission to activate a system in the cab to allow it operate.

If it was a major safety aspect these lads have the power to stop IE operating services until the new systems are fitted. It comes down to investment from Government for it.

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1. MK3 on WRC, denied by Irish Rail management that was going to happen, RSC intervened and shortened train
Yet just a few months earlier everybody has happy with trains operating off platforms. I'm not really disputing the safety aspect but the sheer hypocrisy around it. Nothing would of happened that couldn't of happened for the 20+ years previous.

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While the railway is relatively safe for passengers, people are still dying - workers, level crossing users, trespassers and others.
Are you really trying to criticize IE and trespassers. You cannot prevent them no matter how much you do. Not sure when an IE worker was killed last either.

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e have had two viaduct collapses, one station roof collapse, multiple embankment collapses and any number of signals passed at danger (SPADs) and level crossing issues.
Again isn't most of this lack of funding for maintenance and IE having to make do and it will result in minor accidents. If IE said yes we need to close the Tralee line because it's not safe there would be outrage from people.
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