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RHDR - two trains in single track section at same time, going in opposite directions.

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The trains stopped around 300m yards apart. I'm not excusing any lax operating procedures, but hardly any dramatic news headlines of "train crash only just averted"
 
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The trains stopped around 300m or over 1,000 yards in real measurements apart. I'm not excusing any lax operating procedures, but hardly any dramatic news headlines of "train crash only just averted"

300 metres is a bit over 328 yards.
 

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It’s quite a straight line without too many corners and with good long distance visibility.
I’d assume (perhaps wrongly) that this was a factor that prevented a head on crash (bearing in mind that these trains travel at 25mph like many other heritage railways)?
 

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It’s quite a straight line without too many corners and with good long distance visibility.
I’d assume (perhaps wrongly) that this was a factor that prevented a head on crash (bearing in mind that these trains travel at 25mph like many other heritage railways)?
The outbound train had only just departed the station, stopping about 100m past the loop turnout, so presumably hadn't gathered very much speed, and the incoming train must also have been preparing to slow down and stop. 25mph seems much faster when you're so much closer to the ground in a small vehicle!
 

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The trains stopped around 300m or over 1,000 yards in real measurements apart. I'm not excusing any lax operating procedures, but hardly any dramatic news headlines of "train crash only just averted"
The stage was set for something much worse though, possibly only averted by the good fortune that one train was only just getting away from a stand and that the line was straight there. If the oncoming train had been a couple of minutes later, things could’ve been very different.
 
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