SiF - Workman Crushed By Train

After a visit to the Loftus Tram Museum, Clay Halford, 01Salty, Sodor18 and myself went on our way home: we were lucky enough to get this on film during our stop at Sydney Terminal...

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[cryst1meth]

"Should I call an ambulance?!"

"Nah."

[HAZZASIB]

would not of happened if the carriages had got buffers too!

[morg52]

The problem probably stems from tighter curves on narrower gauge track but I don't think roads like the Durango Silverton have much problems with the automatic couplers. I can see the desire to keep the historical accuracy angle. To mount american style automatic couplers one would have to do extensive body modification to the frame ends of the rolling stock.

[Forevagrey]

@morg52 Yes but there a pain in the @ss as they wont couple on sharp bends and are bloody heavy.

[morg52]

You have to wonder why they have been so reluctant to adopt a automatic coupler system like the US has had for the past century or more. A bit of historical anecdote. Back in the early history of american railroads. Before the automatic coupler came into use. A man would get a railroad job, typically coupling with link and pin. A relative would take his first pay and purchase some fine linen. So there would be something proper to bury him in. The rate of accidental death from crushing so high.

[MrMorry123]

Accidents dont just happen they are caused!

The Guy should not have been between the carrages.

There was no direct communication between him and the engine driver via radio.

Everybody standing about had not a fuckin clue what to do..

The public should be shooed away and the Guy sent to doctor/Hospital for immediate assesment + accident report should be made to advise and ensure against a repeat of such a stupid and blatent breach of safety protocol..

[defiant18]

guy shouldnt have been in there, n wat bout the rest of them, oh its fine, fuken idiots

[Mikal2475]

Not what a 4 year old should witness. A man getting crushed and swearing all round.

[mayimbin]

what was this idiot trying to proof his superman

[graystrainspotter]

@xLSDxMonk comon scence really wait till the train hits wots is coupling to then reach or climb under the buffers then couple them up.

[xLSDxMonk]

@graystrainspotter because he was trying to do he job and the fucking train driver back up too far that aint his fault!

[typo368]

that kid in orange shirt got a good view,,imagine if it was worse,my old man was on the railways for 40years,,used to tell us storys back in the day when people were crushed between the couplings,doing shunting,,,,ouch