
PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 1 of 1157 Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:13pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 An embarrassing accident took place at Coventry railway station during a shunting operation many years ago. A coach managed to split pointwork so that the coach tried to travel along two lines at the same time. Whether the point was changed whilst the manoeuvre was taking place or the shunting engine had not positioned the coach correctly I do not know. I am hoping that someone on here has access to the picture & can post it on here, please. I know that the picture is on the wall in the 'Wallace Pub' & I have it somewhere. ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 2 of 1157 Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:23pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 This happened with monotonous regularity due to the points in the station area facing against the direction of travel of the main line:
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 1157 Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:26pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 I would be grateful for opinions from the interested railway people on here, regards the installation of facing points on fast running lines, as I believe that twice in recent times, tragedies have occurred where such pointwork has failed. Today's publication into the West Coast Mainline tragedy where one elderly lady died & there were many serious injuries is a case in point. My previous post request for the Coventry mishap photo is because it demonstrates a slow motion version of what happens when facing pointwork fails for what ever reason. ![]() ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 4 of 1157 Fri 4th Nov 2011 8:51pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 What for me is so frustrating, is that we witness acts of corporate management where past learning curves are ignored. I knew that before railway nationalisation, all of the railway companies avoided facing points on high speed lines & the Midland Railway boasted that it did not have any for that very serious risks that they pose. The facing crossover that was the cause of the accident on the WCM, was only ever used for maintence traffic & wrong line running where it saved a reversal manoeuvre. It seems to be a huge risk for the saving of just a few minutes, which cost a lady her life & misery & injury to many others. ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 5 of 1157 Fri 6th Jan 2012 4:52pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 Philip : I wasn't sure where to post this link which I'm sure you'll find interesting.
Coventry-Nuneaton line
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 6 of 1157 Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:26pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 Thank you so much. ![]() ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 7 of 1157 Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:32pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 This is at the end of the Prologis branch, the old Keresley colliery site.
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 8 of 1157 Fri 6th Jan 2012 5:36pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 9 of 1157 Sun 8th Jan 2012 6:23pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 Hi. ![]() ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 10 of 1157 Sun 8th Jan 2012 9:09pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 Yes, thanks Philip - I do recall seeing this before, but it now means more to me than it did then
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K Somewhere All posts by this member | 11 of 1157 Sat 14th Jan 2012 3:31pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:560 Hi Philip ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 12 of 1157 Sat 14th Jan 2012 3:45pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 Hi. ![]() ![]() |
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K Somewhere All posts by this member | 13 of 1157 Sun 15th Jan 2012 11:29am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:560 Hi Philip ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 14 of 1157 Sun 15th Jan 2012 6:25pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 "A diesel is a diesel" eh, Keith? ![]() ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 15 of 1157 Sun 15th Jan 2012 7:04pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4239 You really know your stuff, Dutchman. ![]() ![]() |
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