Train driver forgot to make stop (BBC News)
Train operator First Great Western apologises to passengers after a train driver forgot to stop at Didcot Parkway.
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Mistakes happen, I think its a bit harsh being made public to the BBC, hope the driver is OK and does not get treated to harshly by his bosses, I suspect they will throw this report back at him!
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Exactly Wyvern, seems a bit weird that this has made the press in this way
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You know, I do this on Rail Simulator all the time.
Still, mistakes happen, no doubt there will be some extra training and a warning for the driver but, as my old man used to say; he who makes no mistakes does nothing at all. |
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Must have been a slow news day in the local BBC Newsroom. It was a mistake or misunderstanding by the Train Driver. It might be classified as a 'Safety of Line Incident' which I couldn't comment on but there was no danger in the incident! Are the BBC beyond mistakes themselves? As everyone knows pencils have rubbers attached!
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I think any train driver or ex train driver on here will tell you that they have done the same i know i have afterall we are only human and they can't hang you for it.
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ccmmick...correct ! It is not the first time this has happened and no doubt it will not be the last. It is a pity the Media dont take a look at their own mistakes which happen on a DAILY basis. This kind of incident on the railway happens OCCASIONALLY.
Ok, the train should have stopped at Didcot, it did not, why ? Did the driver really forget ? Or was there some other reason ? Let the investigation take its course and if the driver is definately at fault then have him / her in the office and find out the real reason, but they must NOT make the driver a scapegoat in the first instance just because it was highlighted on the news. That would be the easy way out, blame the driver and everyone is happy...wrong ! Trains, Planes, buses etc etc, the first thing the media mention is, was the person in charge (driver or pilot) at fault ? They never actually wait until all avenues have been looked at. 48111 |
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