Fatality at Chalfont & Latimer - A warning

[Skimble19]

This has to be the worst article by far (including picture of a 323!)..:

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/wor...nger-decapitated-after-sneaky-smoke-0013558-1

 

[jon0844]

If you fell between carriages on a 323, I think the whole fleet would be pulled out of service rather quickly - and probably every variant of it!

 

[Daniel]

Do these trains have the 'danger of death' stickers, as shown below?

Yes. 'Tis under investigation by the ORR anyway.

 

[SS4]

This has to be the worst article by far (including picture of a 323!)..:

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/wor...nger-decapitated-after-sneaky-smoke-0013558-1

In the West Midlands to boot! Looks a lot like Wylde Green actually.

 

[es373]

I like how they say 50mph... No one but the driver would know the speed and the limit on the shuttle is not 50mph either... its 35mph...

 

[Cherry_Picker]

I like how they say 50mph... No one but the driver would know the speed and the limit on the shuttle is not 50mph either... its 35mph...

The train was travelling on the down between Chorleywood & Chalfont, where the speed limit is 60mph.

 

[Deerfold]

I like how they say 50mph... No one but the driver would know the speed and the limit on the shuttle is not 50mph either... its 35mph...

Bit out of date - there's not been a shuttle for a while now.

 

[causton]

The train was travelling on the down between Chorleywood & Chalfont, where the speed limit is 60mph.

60? A stocks are limited to 50 so that's a bit useless...

...nevermind, Chiltern trains aren't! :P

 

[bengley]

I like how they say 50mph... No one but the driver would know the speed and the limit on the shuttle is not 50mph either... its 35mph...

I was on the train and when I said that I was making an estimate based on the line speed and the maximum speed of the trains, with 50mph being the norm on that stretch of line.

 

[es373]

Bengly.
The speed on the chesham shuttle is not 50 as the track is in bad shape. Trust me.... Line Speed for the shuttle is 35mph. Try doing 50mph over the blue bridge just out of Chesham and tell me you wont derail.

Also the A stock is not restricted. I've seen it taken off the clock on several occasions..

 

[Mojo]

Bengly.
The speed on the chesham shuttle is not 50 as the track is in bad shape. Trust me.... Line Speed for the shuttle is 35mph. Try doing 50mph over the blue bridge just out of Chesham and tell me you wont derail.

But this incident didn't happen on the branch, it happened between Chorleywood and Chalfont/Latimer.

 

[es373]

hang on... ive heard and been told by several employees people it happened on the branch line.....

ah f**k it.. dont care much anyway!

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Bengly.
The speed on the chesham shuttle is not 50 as the track is in bad shape. Trust me.... Line Speed for the shuttle is 35mph. Try doing 50mph over the blue bridge just out of Chesham and tell me you wont derail.

Also the A stock is not restricted. I've seen it taken off the clock on several occasions..

It's a moot point though, isnt it? The incident happened between Chorleywood & Chalfont and Latimer stations, so it was a Baker Street - Chesham through train, not a Chalfont to Chesham shuttle. The speed limit on that stretch of line is 60mph.
I am unfamiliar with the LUL stock so I couldnt comment on what speed it would have been going, but then we dont know at what point the guy fell off the train either do we? (Well, it hasnt been reported.) Was the coach empty or full? Did people actually see him fall? Was he travelling alone or with friends? A lot of unanswered questions, and arguing about the line speed on a bridge several miles from the incident seems somewhat pointless.

 

[Deerfold]

Bengly.
The speed on the chesham shuttle is not 50

It's a moot point though, isnt it? The incident happened between Chorleywood & Chalfont and Latimer stations, so it was a Baker Street - Chesham through train, not a Chalfont to Chesham shuttle.

As I pointed out above, since last December there have been no shuttles - all Chesham trains run at least as far as Rickmansworth with almost all going at least as far as Baker Street.

 

[bengley]

It's a moot point though, isnt it? The incident happened between Chorleywood & Chalfont and Latimer stations, so it was a Baker Street - Chesham through train, not a Chalfont to Chesham shuttle. The speed limit on that stretch of line is 60mph.
I am unfamiliar with the LUL stock so I couldnt comment on what speed it would have been going, but then we dont know at what point the guy fell off the train either do we? (Well, it hasnt been reported.) Was the coach empty or full? Did people actually see him fall? Was he travelling alone or with friends? A lot of unanswered questions, and arguing about the line speed on a bridge several miles from the incident seems somewhat pointless.

There were people on the train, I understand 3 people actually saw him fall. He was travelling alone.