http://www.boston.com/news/2015/12/10/here-what-was-supposed-happen-with-the-runaway-red-line-train/a0w2DPQtwBJl98QDTrQIKM/story.html
BUT WHO WAS THROTTLE?
Seriously though, how the fuck does this happen? I was on another red line train at the exact same time. Delays were a bitch because of this.
>>905066
Seems it was driver tampering with the deadman device.
>>905066
Probably a lack of servicing. How old are those units? Look like they are from the 1930s judging by the lamps.
>>905079
>Look like they are from the 1930s judging by the lamps.
Jesus Christ America get your shit together. NOTHING that old should be running on public rails.
>>905079
unpossible, nothing from the 1930s was as ugly as that
>>905171
Really?
>>905079
>1600 series
About 1970. Those ones will apparently be replaced some time between 2019 and 2023 for a bit under $600m.
Since this is Mass we're talking about, expect them to be put in service between 2027 and 2031 at a final cost of a bit under $2 billion.
>>905190
They look pretty retro for the 1970s at the front, although the bodyside and doors are certainly a very 1970s style
>>905188
sry, was speaking from a Seppo point of view
>>905250
Rat chewing through electrical cables due to poorly built cheap units.
>>905250
Skynet.
>>905068
Going that far it should've done a SPAD (and thus stopped) or had an emergency stop signal sent to it though. If it was clear but not speeding then it was just a case of stupid shit and the passengers were in an uncomfortable situation but no actual danger.
>electricians had to cut power to the entire rail line to stop the fucker
Why couldn't one of the passengers pulled the emergency brake in the cabin?
So seems like the story goes like this.
>operator ties down deadman switch because it's obnoxious to him
>a broken signal at a station is not letting the train go and he gets the go ahead from his superiors to override the signals altogether
>hops out without putting on any brakes with the throttle still tied down
>goes over to the bypass switch that's on the side of the train somewhere and flips it
>train now won't listen to any signals to stop
>like the one that was keeping it in place
>chugs away
It's actually pretty funny.
>>905502
>operator ties down deadman switch
What sort of retarded deadman switch is this? Proper deadman switches should require some sort of repeated action, like lifting your foot off it occasionally. Otherwise yeah, you can just put a brick on it. Or, you know, a dead man might just keep it depressed with his heavy, dead, foot.
>>905503
Anything old would be like that. It's how Waterfall Incident 2 happened. A driver died on the controls and sent a Tangara around a curve at 117km/h, tipping it over and killing 7
Then the investigation found it was quite regular for train drivers to put their bags on the dead man's switch, so they made it bigger and introduced vigilance devices
>>905502
They say this in every railway training video, it's not usually one event which causes a problem but a mix of events which combine to something potentially deadly. That is why it is so crucial to follow the rules and not put bricks on the pedal.
>>905503
It's not a pedal like a locomotive. The motorman just has to push down on this lever and rotate it counterclockwise to accelerate. It was found in the fourth (maximum) power notch, however while on bypass mode the train is limited to 25mph.
>>905146
Ahem.
>>905502
Something like this happened in Helsinki.
>driver leaves the tramcars to the terminus
>bag on deadman switch
>throtle open, parking brake brake not on
>opens the door, goes out to smoke
>door closes automatically after a few seconds
>lift off
The car was empty, but got completely ruined in the incident. Hasn't been restored yet.
>>905502
Wait, wait.
Don't these trains have a key like in freight locomotives and instruction to the drivers to never leave the cab without the key?
>>905740
Other than for heritage purposes, obviously.
>>905419
I heard there was something wrong with the signals, and the driver was trying to put it in manual override because of it. That's why there was no emergency stop signal.
>>905999
trips confirms
>>905743
>Zero track drifting
It's... Beautiful.
>>905751
Well I hate to use the age old excuse for keeping old shit around that needs replacing, but since this is still working just fine:
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T 'FIX' IT.
