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#91
General Discussion / Re: He must be joking!
Last post by muddy - Yesterday at 11:47:29 AM
I do feel a bit for him ( I don't know why ) 
Maybe because I don't like to kick a man when he's down .
#92
General Discussion / Re: Bad train crash
Last post by muddy - Yesterday at 11:45:11 AM
Onlookers say there was no noise of braking so the driver obviously thought the track was clear .
I suspect it's something Technical gone wrong .
It very sad 
For the driver his time had come 
Hie story is over .
#93
General Discussion / Re: He must be joking!
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 11:41:25 AM
I have no faith in any of them,  but  time will always tell,  Michael . . .


Yesterday at 11:42:31 AM
Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 11:40:48 AMPerhaps he's visiting Egypt now?
He certainly seems to be in de nile.  :grin:
Oh very good my dear . .   :grin:


(BTW,  we've  got two threads on this topic  - Scrumpy's and Michaels?)
#94
General Discussion / Re: He must be joking!
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:40:48 AM
Perhaps he's visiting Egypt now?
He certainly seems to be in de nile.  :grin:
#95
General Discussion / He must be joking!
Last post by Michael Rolls - Yesterday at 11:30:22 AM
In announcing that he would be stepping down as Labour leader and PM by the start of the summer recess in mid-July Starmer added he would also give his successor "my full and unequivocal support, knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the one I inherited two years ago"
#96
General Discussion / Re: Clever man..
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:21:50 AM
Quote from: Raven on Yesterday at 11:07:56 AMBut will this new guy be any better?
No
#97
The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:20:44 AM
El Nino they say. 
#98
The Chat Room / Re: Lets write a Limerick, one...
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:19:39 AM
One  very hot day in June
Keir was seen howling at the moon
#99
The Chat Room / Re: The Summer Solstice
Last post by Michael Rolls - Yesterday at 11:17:48 AM
 :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:
#100
General Discussion / Re: Bad train crash
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:17:31 AM
Quote from: Ashy on Yesterday at 08:58:18 AMWhilst I agree that it could be a signal failure it could also be a driver's error,
I thought there were safeguards if a signal was missed.

Quote from: Mups on Yesterday at 10:39:13 AMI haven't heard anything about why the first train had stopped and was blocking the track?
Seems an odd thing to do?   
Trains do stop during journeys. They are signalled to do so until the path ahead is clear. That's probably why that one was.

There's no point me guessing though as I don't know much about the system and nothing about this incident. It will come out in the investigation fairly quickly I imagine. Several papers pictured the driver who is well beyond the first flush - perhaps they suspect something. I'd be more inclined to suspect a system failure somewhere though as it is supposed to have numerous safeguards.