and another incident:
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/curr..._cross.cfm
although this time it seems that there was nothing wrong with the train dispatch as it seems to have occurred AFTER the doors were fully closed. Perhaps it was entirely the passenger to blame, but perhaps the platform surface was slippery- certainly sounds from what is currently known that only a physical barrier such as a platform screen door would have prevented......
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/curr..._cross.cfm
although this time it seems that there was nothing wrong with the train dispatch as it seems to have occurred AFTER the doors were fully closed. Perhaps it was entirely the passenger to blame, but perhaps the platform surface was slippery- certainly sounds from what is currently known that only a physical barrier such as a platform screen door would have prevented......
(04-12-2012, 02:06 PM)Jerry1237 Wrote: Many of the PTI incidents of late have come from the "human factor". The Thameslink incident at Kentish Town was partially due to poor processes in place [increase in time to reaching a conclusion] and the crew overriding train bourne systems [result of many factors].
One view could be that with the number or trains increasing, a more relaxed societal view on risk and the increase in use of recreational drugs (alcohol is a legal drug), the number of incidents is predicatably growing.
As engineers, are we able to overcome this tide using an ALARP methodology? Should the same approach be taken to other forms of transport?
PJW