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Title: Barking mad? Post by: grahame on January 17, 2018, 20:36:17 From Mental Floss (http://mentalfloss.com/article/525568/forget-horns-some-trains-japan-bark-dogs-scare-away-deer)
Quote In Japan, growing deer populations are causing friction on the railways. The number of deer hit by trains each year is increasing, so the Railway Technical Research Institute has come up with a novel idea for curbing the problem, according to the BBC. Researchers there are using the sound of barking dogs to scare deer away from danger zones when trains are approaching, preventing train damage, delays, and of course, deer carnage. Title: Re: Barking mad? Post by: grahame on January 18, 2018, 05:47:45 Also covered by the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-42714353)
Quote Japanese train barks like a dog to prevent accidents Title: Re: Barking mad? Post by: Trowres on January 18, 2018, 16:05:37 I wonder if UK trials will commence here?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woofferton_railway_station#/media/File:Woofferton_station_(disused)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_316919.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woofferton_railway_station#/media/File:Woofferton_station_(disused)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_316919.jpg) Title: Re: Barking mad? Post by: grahame on January 20, 2018, 08:58:48 I wonder if UK trials will commence here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woofferton_railway_station#/media/File:Woofferton_station_(disused)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_316919.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woofferton_railway_station#/media/File:Woofferton_station_(disused)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_316919.jpg) Maybe ... though I expect it production units to be fitted to Hammersmith and City trains to be used when eastbound - will allow a dual function sound system to both alert people and deer that the train's coming, and announce the destination too. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |