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It's rarely the fault of the train drivers.
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Wasen't specifying the drivers...
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| Roly Williams wrote: | | TE1A_man wrote: |
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It's rarely the fault of the train drivers. |
True! Signals and faults are much more likely!
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MTA
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Some drivers perform SPAD's, which leads to serious accidents, such as the Harrow and Wealdstone crash  (At least I think that was due to a SPAD...)
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I was watching a program about the underground and this driver was on their 5th SPAD  |
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| MTA wrote: | | Some drivers perform SPAD's, which leads to serious accidents, such as the Harrow and Wealdstone crash (At least I think that was due to a SPAD...) |
MTA, if you are going to talk in train drivers language can you translate it for people who have no idea what an SPAD is
otherwise i'll just nod and agree 
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SPAD = Signal Passed At Danger
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To be fair not all SPADs are drivers faults.
I know of one inccident at Edinburgh station where drivers had complained about a signal's visablity for ages and they wouldnt move it until they had a SPAD there and I know of other incidents where contractors have ben working on stations and set up scafolding that have obsured the signals.
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| Roly Williams wrote: | | TE1A_man wrote: |
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they really should'nt let retarded people be incharge of the lives of hundreds of people.
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It's rarely the fault of the train drivers. |
But regularly is down in Sydney, here in OZ 
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