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Unread 19-04-2006, 23:19   #28
craigybagel
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It happened to me about 6 years ago but i didnt make an issue of it at the time because i thought it was a regular occurence!
Train was 7:05 Drogheda-Pearse or thereabouts (the only cravens operated train at the time in the morning peak) and it over shot Howth Junction by a coach and a half.The train had about 15 people standing in the first coach where i was and people for the junction had to very quickly fight their way 2 carriages down the train to get off.
Of course being cravens no announcement or isolation of the doors was possible.Just a lucky thing it wasnt mid winter when that train runs in darkness!
Now i moved house shortly after so only spend one year commuting outside the dart area yet i still experienced a serious over shoot. A statistical anomaly or is there a potentially serious problem here, particularly with vacuam braked stock.
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