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Title: Supervisor^s ^80k Train Door Blunder Post by: Lee on August 01, 2007, 11:23:21 A platform supervisor caused ^80,000 worth of damage to an express train after he left a door to swing open (link below.)
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=supervisor-8217-s-pound-80k-train-door-blunder%26method=full%26objectid=19552026%26siteid=50082-name_page.html It is thought the man has been suspended following the blunder involving the South Wales to London Paddington service as it left Cardiff Central. A source at Arriva Trains Wales , which employs station staff at Cardiff Central , said the incident happened because the platform supervisor could not find his baton to dispatch the train. He jumped on the train to grab a newspaper instead , but forgot to close the door. 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 |