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Originally Posted by keith morgan
Just got back from a holiday in Austria, visiting the narrow gauge railways of the Tyrol which we really enjoyed. We also travelled on the standard main line ( Munich to Milan) i was amazed to find that our electric loco was fitted with a shackle and screw! on the draw bar, and not the safer buckeye coupler, does anyone know why they use this old fashioned haulage system?
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Hi Keith. Often buckeyes and shackles can be interchanged. It's possible that your loco had it on for a specific reason. I'd be surprised if they used shackles universally because as we all know, buckeyes are much less work.
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Originally Posted by Keith again
also i was amused when the driver lit up a fag in the cab, are our drivers allowed to smoke whilst driving?
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If you mean on the mainline railway - absolutely not !: Tis the law of the land.
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Originally Posted by https://www.gov.uk/smoking-at-work-the-law
Smoking at work: the law
Smoking isn’t allowed in any enclosed workplace, public building or on public transport in the UK.
Penalty for smoking in the workplace
Workers can be fined up to £200, or up to £50 in Scotland.
The law doesn’t apply to e-cigarettes. Employers can decide if they can be used on their premises.
What businesses must do
Businesses must:
display ‘no smoking’ signs in all workplaces and vehicles - make sure people don’t smoke in enclosed work premises or shared vehicles
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I didn't know the bit about E-cigarettes being OK. I saw an RPI instruct a passenger to stop using one on a train recently. I shall have a discrete word with him when I see him next and tell him he to look at the website mentioned above.
Hope this helps, BW