RED 31 Notes for Briefers

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INTRODUCTIONThis presentation contains a number of graphics resources,

itemised on the next slide, which may prove helpful during your team’s discussions about the main reconstruction featured in the

RED video.Please note that the slide show is not intended to be used in it’s entirety but should be tailored to your particular needs and that of your team. Quick links are provided so that you can jump to slides that you may wish to include in your discussions and you

should feel free to edit any slide to suit your local needs.

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Track Diagram of the Incident Location

Photographs of damage to train

DISCUSSION POINTS

For Train Crews

For Signallers and Controllers

Track Diagram of Second Reconstruction

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The Incident Location

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Assisting Driver laid protection

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The Damage to the Train

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Discussion Points – Train Crews

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• Does it matter that people describe locations in different ways? For example, a member of train crew might say, ‘Signal XY83 on the Up Main’, whilst a Permanent Way engineer might say ‘84 miles 2 chains on the MLN’ and a tree surgeon might say something like ‘between Middlemarch Crossing and Dorlcote Mill’?

• Is it sensible to include named features like Chocolate Poodle Bridge in drivers’ route learning? Do they mean anything to signallers?

• Are mileposts sufficiently visible – and always present? Are the boundaries of signal box areas sufficiently clear?

• How do you think the train crew reacted? Were responsibilities properly assigned? Was it clear who was in charge? Given the shock he suffered, do you think the driver should have considered delegating his responsibilities to the Assisting Driver or Train Manager?

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Discussion Points - Signallers

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• Does it matter that people describe locations in different ways? For example, a member of train crew might say, ‘Signal XY83 on the Up Main’, whilst a Permanent Way engineer might say ‘84 miles 2 chains on the MLN’ and a tree surgeon might say something like ‘between Middlemarch Crossing and Dorlcote Mill’?

• Is it sensible to include named features like Chocolate Poodle Bridge in drivers’ route learning? Do they mean anything to signallers?

• Are the boundaries of signal box areas sufficiently clear?• How do you think the signaller and controllers reacted? Were responsibilities properly

assigned? Was it clear who was in charge? • Are the maps and diagrams available to signaller sufficiently detailed?

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The Second Reconstruction

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