rosscbrown
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I was on the 16:04 service out of Edinburgh heading for Bathgate (I think). As we were clearing Haymarket I heard a few calls on the radio (I was standing just behind the front cab door) about the status of a stopped train (i think).
We then traveled very slowly out of Haymarket towards my stop at Edinburgh Park. The train stopped not far from Edinburgh Park and the driver came out of the cab, moved us away from the entrance/exit door and got off the train (closing to door behind him).
A good number of minutes later he jumped back onto the train, asked us not to ask why he stopped has he didn't know, and continued slowly to Edinburgh Park.
I heard him reply on the cab radio something along the lines of "it's [telephone, I'm guessing] not working, I'll try the next one down".
Anyway, I got off at Edinburgh Park so I never did get to find out what was going on. Does anyone have any ideas?
Also, how does train control work. Do they have an 'air traffic control' equivalent for the railway system? And what are line side phones for, can't drivers just use mobile phones?
We then traveled very slowly out of Haymarket towards my stop at Edinburgh Park. The train stopped not far from Edinburgh Park and the driver came out of the cab, moved us away from the entrance/exit door and got off the train (closing to door behind him).
A good number of minutes later he jumped back onto the train, asked us not to ask why he stopped has he didn't know, and continued slowly to Edinburgh Park.
I heard him reply on the cab radio something along the lines of "it's [telephone, I'm guessing] not working, I'll try the next one down".
Anyway, I got off at Edinburgh Park so I never did get to find out what was going on. Does anyone have any ideas?
Also, how does train control work. Do they have an 'air traffic control' equivalent for the railway system? And what are line side phones for, can't drivers just use mobile phones?