asylumxl
Established Member
Having been delayed and detrained earlier due to a plastic bag caught on the pantograph of an FCC 377 towards Brighton, I thought it'd be worthing asking some questions here.
1) How much of a safety risk does this pose? Is it officially considered to be one?
2) Is the risk considered the same, irrelevant of whether it is on the contact surface or not?
3) How common is this kind of problem? What can be done about it?
Despite being delayed, I did find it somewhat amusing. I can't help but think of the story of David and Goliath, what with a small and light plastic bag paralysing a large and heavy (mostly) metal train.
On a comedic note the driver could be heard in the front cab loudly declaring something along the lines of "I hate these bloody trains!" .
Cheers
1) How much of a safety risk does this pose? Is it officially considered to be one?
2) Is the risk considered the same, irrelevant of whether it is on the contact surface or not?
3) How common is this kind of problem? What can be done about it?
Despite being delayed, I did find it somewhat amusing. I can't help but think of the story of David and Goliath, what with a small and light plastic bag paralysing a large and heavy (mostly) metal train.
On a comedic note the driver could be heard in the front cab loudly declaring something along the lines of "I hate these bloody trains!" .
Cheers