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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIndeed it was fairly common to stick your head out the window when I was a kid. If there is an obstacle on the route they should have made sure the windows didn't open wide enough to put your head out, or a big warning on the window.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWhen I was a kid travelling by train to North Wales for the summer hols, I'd spend half the journey with my head out of the window, and arrive looking like a red-eyed miner after a long shift at the coal face.
Seems to me these outside obstacles shouldn't be so close to the train, and I'm sure they never used to be.
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Originally posted by GJABS View PostThe company behind Gatwick Express has been fined a million quid for a health and safety breach due to having too much clutter around a sign saying "do not lean out of window".
You don't need a sign to tell you that unless you are mentally retarded grrrr!
I mean, has anyone on here ever stuck their head out (on older trains) and not been cognizant of the risks?
Govia Thameslink fined GBP1m over Gatwick Express window death - BBC News
Seems to me these outside obstacles shouldn't be so close to the train, and I'm sure they never used to be.
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I hate these hermetically sealed bog units. I used to enjoy riding in the inter carriage area of the old 125s with both windows down. Something I could do up until about a month or so ago ?
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Originally posted by GJABS View PostThe company behind Gatwick Express has been fined a million quid for a health and safety breach due to having too much clutter around a sign saying "do not lean out of window".
You don't need a sign to tell you that unless you are mentally retarded grrrr!
I mean, has anyone on here ever stuck their head out (on older trains) and not been cognizant of the risks?
Govia Thameslink fined GBP1m over Gatwick Express window death - BBC News
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H+S is there to prevent the unwary getting hurt, not to prevent the determined.
Did he breed or is he a contender for a Darwin?
Having just read the article this stood out:
described by friends as a life-long railway fanatic who was working in the rail industryLast edited by NigelJK; 17 July 2019, 13:38.
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Million quid fine on rail company for not preventing an idiot for being an idiot
The company behind Gatwick Express has been fined a million quid for a health and safety breach due to having too much clutter around a sign saying "do not lean out of window".
You don't need a sign to tell you that unless you are mentally retarded grrrr!
I mean, has anyone on here ever stuck their head out (on older trains) and not been cognizant of the risks?
Govia Thameslink fined GBP1m over Gatwick Express window death - BBC NewsTags: None
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