Australian fails to mind gap; passengers and staff push train to free him

[jopsuk]

A warning, picture is not for the squemish

A MAN had to be freed after getting trapped between a train and platform at a Perth station this morning.

The commuter’s leg got stuck at Stirling Station about 8.50am causing a delay for the city-bound train.

Nicolas Taylor said he and fellow passengers got off the train and worked together to free the man by pushing against the carriage away from the platform.


The train moved on its suspension enough for the man to get out from the sticky situation.

“He was walking so he was reasonably OK,” Mr Taylor said.

“He seemed to be a bit sheepish, because right where he fell was the ‘mind the gap’ writing.”

Mr Taylor said Transperth staff coordinated the incident well with it only taking about 10 minutes.

“They did a really good job, they took control and handled it well,” he said.

“When I first saw it I thought we’d be there for hours.”

 

[Johnuk123]

A bit of film here of the man with the trapped leg.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-...trapped-in-gap-on-perth-train-station/5652486

People power has been used to free a man who became trapped between the platform and a train at a Perth station this morning.

 

[GodAtum]

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGIG4FQBDjI#t=941

i wish I lived in Aus. here we would have to get the fire brigade to free him!

 

[PaxVobiscum]

That was nearly a "down-under".

I'll get my coat.

 

[fsmr]

Bit more in the mail
Lucky didn't do more injury rocking it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717511/Train-commuters-managed-free-man-leg-stuck-to.html

 

[ushawk]

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGIG4FQBDjI#t=941

i wish I lived in Aus. here we would have to get the fire brigade to free him!

And thats a bad thing ? The important thing is that the person would have been freed.

 

[185]

That was nearly a "down-under".

I'll get my coat.

To cell block H with you

 

[jopsuk]

Bit more in the mail
Lucky didn't do more injury rocking it

That would be my worry. The fire service would have hydraulic jacks that they may have been able to get between the train and platform which would have moved the carriage without allowing it to rock back.

Still, it worked. Fair play to whoever suggested it and to the passengers for helping out. I'm amazed he managed to slip through such a small gap!

 

[DownSouth]

Going by the build quality issues we've had with the similar Bombardier EMUs ordered for Adelaide, there's no way I'd be pushing on the windows of a TransPerth B-Series.

 

[ian959]

Bit more in the mail
Lucky didn't do more injury rocking it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717511/Train-commuters-managed-free-man-leg-stuck-to.html

That is because they did not "rock" the train. It was simply pushed and held. I would suspect that is why the staff on the ground suggested doing this, because the chances of causing injury were very low.

How the guy managed to fall into the gap is still a mystery as I know the gaps at Stirling station are quite small.