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Irish Rail, travel times and permanent speed restrictions must improve!!

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  • #52
    Cool Mo D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭Cool Mo D


    In America, drivers are trained that you have to stop at every level crossing and look whether a train is coming or not - no flashing lights are no guarantee that a 3km long freight train is not about to roll through the junction, because malfunctioning level crossings will not stop trains running.

    In Ireland, along the DART line anyway, the train has to be able to come to a complete stop if a car is trapped between the gates, so the gates need to be down longer. It all depends on the level of safety you are going for.


  • #53
    dowlingm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,342 ✭✭✭dowlingm


    Here in Canada there is no shortage of dumbasses who will take on a mile long freight. Still doesn't mean we have to have 4-barrier CCTV everywhere. They even have those horns before each LC and people still try it on. As we saw in Ireland time after time even 4 barrier isn't a deterrent to the truly stupid


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