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Post by phillw48 on Jan 25, 2011 19:52:10 GMT
An old railwayman of my acquaintance used to drive steam locomotives on the old LT&S line. He was driving a Southend bound train that was not booked to stop at Barking but one of the passengers wanted to get off. As the train went through the station at about 15 MPH the passenger tried to leave the moving train by hanging onto the open door and running along the platform before letting go of the door. However he mis-judged it and was still running when he reached the end of the platform, he ran down the ramp and hit the bridge pier with a sickening thud. By the time they got to him it was too late, he was a goner.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 19:57:37 GMT
Why didnt he let go of the door? As soon as he jumped down onto the platform?
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Post by phillw48 on Jan 25, 2011 20:08:03 GMT
That was his intention, I understand that he misjudged the speed, apparently the train normally slows for signals at that point but on this occasion the signals were clear and instead of the usual 5 MPH it was travelling at least 15 MPH. It was common practice for some commuters to catch this train and jump off at Barking, very few done so after this incident.
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Post by Tomcakes on Jan 25, 2011 20:18:42 GMT
Unless its a railtour or even LTM's own 4TC set! They just have a bolt lock at the top The 4TC is owned and operated by LUL not LTML - unless I am mistaken. Slam doors substantially reduce dwell-time at stations. Perhaps in days gone by, when the aforementioned locking isn't in place - these days you have to wait for the doors to unlock before opening the door. |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jan 25, 2011 21:46:55 GMT
LO passengers progressed straight from slamming doors to pushing buttons. .....as did many passengers on NR - 4SUB one day, 455 the next. My Grandma broke a platform dweller's collar bone at Liverpool Street opening a slam door on the way into the station in the 50s without looking what she was doing. I was hit by a train door once when walking down a platform: but l'd opened the door myself! I had got off a bit too early, so the train was still going faster than me and the door caught me up!
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Post by edwardfox on Jan 25, 2011 21:52:14 GMT
While we seem to be on slam doors, does anyone happen to know which class of DMU operated the last slam door services on the local routes out of Paddington.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 25, 2011 22:13:26 GMT
An old railwayman of my acquaintance used to drive steam locomotives on the old LT&S line. He was driving a Southend bound train that was not booked to stop at Barking but one of the passengers wanted to get off. As the train went through the station at about 15 MPH the passenger tried to leave the moving train by hanging onto the open door and running along the platform before letting go of the door. However he mis-judged it and was still running when he reached the end of the platform, he ran down the ramp and hit the bridge pier with a sickening thud. By the time they got to him it was too late, he was a goner. There is a story around here similar to this, in that a young lad was attempting to fare dodge from Liverpool to Crewe, unfortunately the train didn't stop at Crewe on this occassion. As the train passed through on the platform line he jumped off, landing in a run on the platform edge. The Guard happened to lookout and see the lad running alongside next to an open door, the lad slowed and the door got away from him; the Guard reached out and grabbed the lad "You really shouldn't try get on a non-stop train laddo!" |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 22:51:47 GMT
Im surprised the 4TC is owned by LU not the ltm, is this the same for Sarah Siddons?
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jan 25, 2011 23:34:16 GMT
While we seem to be on slam doors, does anyone happen to know which class of DMU operated the last slam door services on the local routes out of Paddington. 253 ;D Seriously, from the onset of dieselisation until the Turbos arrived, nearly all suburban services out of Paddington were operated by class 117s or the almost-identical but much less numerous 118s. Occasionally you would find a class 122 "bubble car" deputising for a class 117 power car (or on the Greenford service, once that had been extended to Paddington). Class 122s also worked the Windsor, Marlow and Henley branches. In latter days the odd Metro-Cammell class 101 set strayed onto the main GW line, but they were primarily allocated to the Reading-Redhill route, replacing the Class 206 "Tadpole" DEMUs During the short period they were used, the class 123s operated on longer distance services such as to Oxford, as well as the daily through Paddington-Henley service. The Oxford line subsequently got Westerns and Class 50s displaced by the HSTs |
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