The driver involved is back on driving duties and was back very quickly so obviously neither FCC nor nr saw this as a fault on his part or they would have kept him off track. The RAIB report also clearly states that the passcom overide was nothing more than a casual factor
The RAIB report does not say it was 'casual'. They would never use such a word. Causal maybe. The RAIB actually said:
The RAIB has observed that, in slightly different circumstances, the driver’s decision to override the PCA could have led to a more serious outcome
I believe the dispatcher is also back at work. I think this was more or a series of incidents to which no one person was seriously at fault. How many trains depart kings cross alone with no problem?
And your point? Just because someone is back at work, doesn't mean action hasn't been taken. Being subject to an RAIB investigation alone would be enough for any employee to take on board and learn lessons from the recommendations and observations.
Some people on here really need to get out more and find something better to do with their lives than criticise rail staff for the slightest thing with no real knowledge of the exact circumstances
And some rail staff need to stop circling the wagons whenever any potentially negative debate on their job and how they do it is discussed here. Yes, there are times when the criticism is unjustified, but not when it is analysis backed up by an RAIB report. I concluded that the driver made a mistake. I came to that conclusion, which may be seen as criticism, by reading the RAIB report in full. For fairness and balance I'd also happily state that the lady involved was also at fault. But it is important to remember, as others have said, that rail staff have a duty of care to all who enter the system. Even the idiots.
other than second rate journalism designed to attract readers.
I and others have been contributing to this thread by using the RAIB report as source material. That's hardly 'second rate'. That said, the press article quoted in the OP only got one fact wrong - the distance the lady was 'dragged'. The article wasn't on the front page in the print edition of the Evening Standard (Kiera Knightley's engagement was.... :roll
so I fail to see how it could be 'designed to attract readers'.
If anyone actually thought the driver or dispatcher were seriously at fault and a danger to the railway then they wouldn't be back doing their jobs now would they?!
The incident was serious enough for the RAIB to be involved. The conclusions show there were areas and procedures that should be improved or should've been in adherence to the 'Rule Book'. Saying the staff still have a job is a smokescreen along with those circled wagons. Where no death, serious injury or destruction of property is caused I'd rather staff learn from their mistakes than be sacked. All employers have disciplinary procedures. These can involve advice, re-training, warnings (verbal and written), final warnings and dismissal. I suspect, although I don't know for sure, that the dispatcher and driver in this incident have received something at the lower end of whatever disciplinary procedure their employer has. Maybe just advice and some re-training. That, in isolation for this incident, is as it should be.
As a general observation any previous incidents on file should though figure in how far up the disciplinary scale things are taken.
Mistakes were made, lessons have, I hope, been learned by all involved. And I include the lady who was briefly trapped in the door. She'll definitely not try to board a train who's doors are closing again!