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Originally Posted by 41225
I don't think carriages have much in the way of firefighting equipment ,do they?
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Not usually nowadays. A while ago every carriage had extinguishers, but the scrotes either stole them or set them off. In many TOCs it's only the cabs that have extinguishers now. This is partly because the water or foam extinguishers that are provided (which are great on wood/paper/cloth fires) could kill you if you use them near high voltages. They mustn't be used until the train has been cut out (shut down) - which we can only do from a cab. Additionally most carriages use fire-retardent material.
Also the modern concept is that we
don't want passengers staying on the train and fighting a fire. If you see a fire you should move away from it as far as possible...ideally to an adjacent carriage where you should pull the emergency handle.
Obviously if the train is crush loaded and you can't move then get someone to pull the nearest handle.
Hope this helps, BW