Read the report here. There were 6 people involved, but somehow two was ‘separated’ from the group. The group separated with different understanding: As in the report, there are a few practices that is I think easily common, but not safe: During some of the track possessions I’ve seen, all of these happened. Fortunately no…
The RAIB Report can be referred here. All rights reserved to Crown copyright 2023. R082023_230803_Loversall_Carr_Junction The cause of the accident is that the driver failed to break, most likely due to micro-sleep (my guess). Previously he only had to drive to work for six minutes, but ‘new’ work arrangement needed him to drive for one…
A train stopped where part of the track has been washed out. I think pictures explain it best. As per the picture, the train has already gone a bit over the washout/hole. The driver stopped the train and wanted to reverse it but the car/end that was over the hole, started to lean over. The…
This is a relatively simple and short report. The accident happened when a train hit a lookout, during a trackwork operation in a red zone (meaning people doing work on tracks, while trains are still running on them). The lookout moved from his position and got too close and into the path of the train….
I am planning to attempt IRSE examination for module B. There are 4 modules altogether, with module A being a prerequisite for the other modules. The idea is module A covers the overall and asked about ‘everything’ about signalling but at a surface level. Module B, C and D focus deeper, with each module has…
Currently it seems that a car, is the ‘bad guy’ in the environmental sphere. Anytime effort or plans to reduce CO2 emission (COE) is put forward, the imperative is always to reduce car usage, among others.
Recently I passed the IRSE Module A, and I thought I’d be sharing my thoughts and opinion about it, while it’s still relatively fresh in my mind. This exam, and its other module, has always had a ‘bad’ reputation, being touted and taunted as a difficult exam, but after sitting for it, I think that…
Track Circuit and Train Detection: An Analogy – In railway signalling, the signaller needs to know whether a track is occupied, i.e. whether there is a train on it. An accident could happen if the signaller sends a train to a track that is occupied. Hence the development of track detection. Two of the most well used track detection is track circuit and axle counter.
