Next Rail Strikes Announced.

Kompany Car said:
Part of any safe railway design is to ensure vehicle incursion isn't possible where roads are located nearby. This includes protecting the perimeter by use of obstacles and secure boundary fencing. The issue was due to poor integration and on that part both NR and Highways are culpable.
The design flaw had been there for some time, however as with all safe systems you dont stand still and say its been ok so far. It wasn't the first incident of vehicle incursion onto the railway, but it was the first to be struck by a high speed train. From a risk mitigation point of view the cost of preventing the incident by use of a suitable vehicle restraint system or obstacle was disproportionately small relative to the value per fatality. However at the time Railtrack and its infrastructure maintainers were focused on profit rather then ensuring the system was safe and updated.
Being able to identify and resolve these issues requires very detailed knowledge of the railway something that people who work day in day out on certain route sections know.
Getting rid of that knowledge via swathes of job cuts undoubtedly will make the railway less safe. Paying for that knowledge on safety critical infrastructure via the private sector isnt a cheaper option. Want a senior safety engineer? The going rate is about £150 per hour to a client. Signalling principles checker around £200 per hour.
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I think we're just going to disagree on this, my view is that where a motorway crosses over an existing rail line, it is 100% the responsibility of the Highways Agency to provide barriers that are robust enough to prevent a vehicle rolling down the embankment.
 
lancs blue said:
I think we're just going to disagree on this, my view is that where a motorway crosses over an existing rail line, it is 100% the responsibility of the Highways Agency to provide barriers that are robust enough to prevent a vehicle rolling down the embankment.
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Disagreement is all part of a healthy discussion :-).
I don’t necessarily disagree that the Highways are responsible but the rail operator also is culpable.
It’s much more clear cut these days under CDM regulations that the proposer of the change to the infrastructure is responsible for ensuring that the interfaces are managed and considered. But the ORR and Railways Act 1993 also place responsibility on the duty holder i.e the operator to ensure foreseeable risks are managed and mitigated.
 
i haven't had a pay rise in more than 5 years. Changes to economic climate has seen the number of staff where i work shrink to less than a fifth of pre covid levels. I work outside of my paid hours to help keep the company afloat. my pay is okay but i have no paid for pension or other benefits unlike many public sector workers. i'm not unhappy about that but i hate having to listen to people on more money than me moaning and striking to get even more.
 
Corky said:
The post I was referring to did before your dilettante rant.
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Octavian said:
I’ve clearly read more about it than you have.

And it wasn’t a rant, I was pointing out what those striking have said they’re striking for.

You’ve clearly made your own mind up on their behalf.
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Fancy not knowing Railtrack don't exist... my post was based on a 30 second conversation with a train driver, I know nothing about the rail industry. I do despair sometimes on BM, the sanctimonous post correcting morons...
 
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