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« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2016, 11:32:51 »

Lazy crowd-pleasing journalism; where's the balance? This isn't an 'excuse', it is a 'very good reason'.
Exactly, couldn't agree more. Sadly it's crowd pleasing journalism to give the people what they want; a reason to give the railway another good kicking.

I blame Southeastern twitter operator(s) - they need media training, and rather daying it's a sunshine problem, instead it should have simply been explained as a safety issue.
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« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2016, 16:03:11 »

How do they cope with this problem in other countries?
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« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2016, 16:09:37 »

Put shades in suitable areas. You'd expect them to be already present from previous years, wouldn't you?
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« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2016, 16:49:39 »

All screens and mirrors are already shaded.

To shade them from really low winter sun would be impossible.
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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2016, 16:51:03 »

You occasionally get problems with sun reported shining on things like junction indicators (feathers) such that they appear lit.  Seems to happen less with the new style LED signals.
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« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2016, 16:59:28 »

All screens and mirrors are already shaded.

To shade them from really low winter sun would be impossible.

So why has it not been a problem in previous years? the relevant days can't all have been cloudy :-)

Surely with the right height/angle of screen/mirror, it should be possible?
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« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2016, 17:02:33 »

All screens and mirrors are already shaded.

To shade them from really low winter sun would be impossible.

So why has it not been a problem in previous years? the relevant days can't all have been cloudy :-)

Surely with the right height/angle of screen/mirror, it should be possible?

I've never been in a drivers cab but what protection do drivers have from direct sun into their eyes? Is it like a car where you have a pull down blind?
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« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2016, 17:27:12 »


So why has it not been a problem in previous years? the relevant days can't all have been cloudy :-)


It probably has, but no-one from the TOC (Train Operating Company) has been stupid enough to admit to it on social media before.   'Operational issues' used to be the catch all...

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« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2016, 17:51:58 »


So why has it not been a problem in previous years? the relevant days can't all have been cloudy :-)


It probably has, but no-one from the TOC (Train Operating Company) has been stupid enough to admit to it on social media before.   'Operational issues' used to be the catch all...

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On the contrary,I'm really loving the new honesty in the explanations for delays etc..............how about this one?

17:18 London Paddington to Oxford due 18:48 

Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
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« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2016, 18:57:59 »

Failed due to a cab heating issue earlier in the day that one.  Turbo vice HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)).
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