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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
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Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:13pm
An embarrassing accident took place at Coventry railway station during a shunting operation many years ago. A coach managed to split pointwork so that the coach tried to travel along two lines at the same time. Whether the point was changed whilst the manoeuvre was taking place or the shunting engine had not positioned the coach correctly I do not know. I am hoping that someone on here has access to the picture & can post it on here, please. I know that the picture is on the wall in the 'Wallace Pub' & I have it somewhere. ![]() |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:23pm
This happened with monotonous regularity due to the points in the station area facing against the direction of travel of the main line:
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:26pm
I would be grateful for opinions from the interested railway people on here, regards the installation of facing points on fast running lines, as I believe that twice in recent times, tragedies have occurred where such pointwork has failed. Today's publication into the West Coast Mainline tragedy where one elderly lady died & there were many serious injuries is a case in point. My previous post request for the Coventry mishap photo is because it demonstrates a slow motion version of what happens when facing pointwork fails for what ever reason. ![]() ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:51pm
What for me is so frustrating, is that we witness acts of corporate management where past learning curves are ignored. I knew that before railway nationalisation, all of the railway companies avoided facing points on high speed lines & the Midland Railway boasted that it did not have any for that very serious risks that they pose. The facing crossover that was the cause of the accident on the WCM, was only ever used for maintence traffic & wrong line running where it saved a reversal manoeuvre. It seems to be a huge risk for the saving of just a few minutes, which cost a lady her life & misery & injury to many others. ![]() |
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Midland Red
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Fri 6th Jan 2012 4:52pm
Philip : I wasn't sure where to post this link which I'm sure you'll find interesting.
Coventry-Nuneaton line
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:26pm
Thank you so much. ![]() ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:32pm
This is at the end of the Prologis branch, the old Keresley colliery site.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:36pm
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sun 8th Jan 2012 6:23pm
Hi. ![]() ![]() |
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Midland Red
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Sun 8th Jan 2012 9:09pm
Yes, thanks Philip - I do recall seeing this before, but it now means more to me than it did then
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K
Somewhere |
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Sat 14th Jan 2012 3:31pm
Hi Philip ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 14th Jan 2012 3:45pm
Hi. ![]() ![]() |
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K
Somewhere |
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Sun 15th Jan 2012 11:29am
Hi Philip ![]() |
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dutchman
Spon End |
14 of 1107
Sun 15th Jan 2012 6:25pm
"A diesel is a diesel" eh, Keith?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sun 15th Jan 2012 7:04pm
You really know your stuff, Dutchman. ![]() ![]() |
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