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A safety net when all else fails

50689 Lack of personal protective and cleaning equipment.

May 2012 in Train Operations

tagged Equipment Knowledge Skills and experience Training and briefing West Midlands

A reporter is concerned that Cleaning Staff at Kingsley Heath depot are not being provided with the adequate equipment or training needed to undertake tasks safely and efficiently.

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41031 Safety information not clearly displayed on entertainment system

November 2010 in Train Operations

tagged Equipment West Midlands South West

CIRAS has received a report about the poor readability of passenger safety information when displayed on the new on-train entertainment system.

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41107 Incorrect safety stickers displayed in cabs

November 2010 in Train Operations

tagged Equipment Method of working East Midlands West Midlands

A reporter is concerned that the safety stickers on the Class 170 trains operated by First TransPennine Express display the wrong message.

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40987 Electric problem with coupling on 170 units

August 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Rules and procedures Work environment Rolling stock Equipment Central West Midlands

Coupling electronic devices on Class 170 units, particularly at Birmingham New Street station, are of concern to a reporter.

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40867 Shunting with passengers

March 2010 in Train Operations

tagged Method of working Equipment Central West Midlands

A reporter has witnessed an event which they suspect contravenes the Rule Book and is seeking clarification.

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40838 Access gate left open

March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Rules and procedures Equipment South West Central West Midlands

A concerned reporter has observed that an access gate was left open by the manned signal box on Woodbury Lane, near Norton Juxta Kempsey in Worcestershire, potentially giving the public access to the railway.

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40841 ‘Rough riding’ experienced over points near Tyseley station

March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Infrastructure Equipment Central West Midlands

A reporter is concerned about "rough riding‟ on crossover points near Tyseley station, between Birmingham Moor Street and Acocks Green. 

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40739 On board trolleys

August 2009 in Train Operations

tagged Method of working Equipment South East South West Central North West East Midlands West Midlands East Anglia

Concern has been raised about the design and use of on-board trolleys that provide passengers with hot and cold drinks and cold food on the Voyager trains and HSTs across almost all Cross Country routes.

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40670 Notice display case frame obscuring notices

August 2009 in Train Operations

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working Equipment Central South East West Midlands East Midlands

A reporter is concerned that notices displayed in a notice case at Bletchley are sometimes obscured.

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40738 Trains rattling and shaking at Hartlebury station

August 2009 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Infrastructure Equipment West Midlands Central

A reporter is concerned about the state of the tracks at Hartlebury station - in particular a set of points just outside the station, towards Droitwich Spa.

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