In the wake of the tragic Carmont accident, there have been calls from Train Driver's Union ASLEF to withdraw the High Speed Trains from service, with the union claiming they are unsafe. Today, we will investigate the practicality of these ambitions, and evaluate whether the HSTs are fit for service in the 21st Century.
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Initial photograph of accident by Anonymous - www.gov.uk/gov..., OGL 3, commons.wikime...
Newton Hill Viaduct by Iain Millar, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikime...
Scotrail HST photograph by Geof Sheppard - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime...
Oliver Dixon for the Carmont Signal Box photo- commons.wikime...
Rail Accident Investigation Branch for all the information, and many photographs.
Scotrail, for CCTV footage
Richard Webb for Dundee Speed limit signs.- commons.wikime...
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4 окт 2024