Mastodawn

@[email protected] attempted murder x6

£100- posted by Seraphine

inderix 1d ago

@Transbian_Arsonists @[email protected] the perpetrator has corrupt associates in the government and they reduced their fine

Patch You Up 1d ago

@inderix @Transbian_Arsonists @kouett Perpetrator is now the Prime Minister

Matthew Booth 1d ago

@Jumpmed @inderix @Transbian_Arsonists @kouett Ambassador to the United States.

Trantion 1d ago

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett There isn't even any evidence that the perpetrator tried to ride a train at all, with a ticket or not 🤔

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett i feel like this detail brings it to the funniest thing ive seen all month

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett also the fact its this low implies they were authorised to be on the railway in the first place (otherwise it would be £1000 for trespassing)

@CauseOfBSOD @[email protected] maybe its in scotland

- posted by Seraphine

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett is the fine lower there?

@CauseOfBSOD @[email protected] tresspassing isnt a thing except in specific protected sites

- posted by Seraphine

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett oh yeah right

i would have thought that the railways would be protected as critical infrastructure (or at least as a "dont go here you fucking idiot" type deal)

@CauseOfBSOD @[email protected] protected sites are pretty much exclusively historical or natural (or military)

- posted by Seraphine

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett ah so stuff that really really matters then

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett i suppose most people have the sense not to go on the railway outside of a train except for to cross a level crossing. at least id hope so.

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett then again you see RAIB reports and safety digests on collisions and near misses, as well as videos online of near misses.

@Transbian_Arsonists @kouett i mean i suppose the maximum penalty is death regardless of region

Rina Volpina 🦊🔞1d ago

@kouett @rail this is what I have been saying the whole time this stupid meme’s been going around

LinaBlue 1d ago

@RinaVolpina @kouett @rail Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! All traffic at $StationName stop immediatly! I repeat: All traffic at $StationName stop immediatly! People on the track.

Rina Volpina 🦊🔞1d ago

@LinaBlue @kouett @rail the perfect time to hit the big enticing red button on the GSM-R 😸

jack 1d ago

@LinaBlue @RinaVolpina @kouett @rail That's more like marine phraseology. UK railway telephone protocol would be to pick up the platform telephone and say something like:
> Anytown signaller.

> This is an emergency call. $role $yourname at $location. Someone has fallen on the tracks at platform $number. Please block the line immediately

Not a railway professional but my partner worked somewhere that did e-learning for Network Rail and that was in their portfolio somewhere!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ptm9DSow2M

jack 1d ago

@LinaBlue @RinaVolpina @kouett @rail oh look a concise example of doing it right:

and a less concise real-world example of doing it wrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abj6JvKL4yk

Module 6 Emergency communications

YouTube

@kouett so real

I am here for the rail industry fighting back against anti-transit propaganda.

Blurp Faderpsen 1d ago

@kouett 100 quid for 1-4 cases of attempted murder and 5 cases of kidnapping?!

Nicola 1d ago

@beeeff @kouett Sounds about right for BTP.

It's also an immense stretch to assume they'd a) bother to investigate b) catch the perp.

Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫1d ago

@CryogenicIce9 @beeeff @kouett

British Transport Police aren't really there for anyone's safety, and aren't an important part of the solution to the posed problem, so that was a nice touch.

LisPi 1d ago

@kouett There's something humorous about 100 pounds for a murder attempt.

"Dramatic underreaction" kind of thing.

Daphne Preston-Kendal 1d ago

@kouett @fogti £100 penalty fare seems a bit low for attempted murder

Sebastian Crane 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

@dpk @kouett @fogti Plus, the British Transport Police can't issue a penalty fare - only certain TOC (Train Operating Company) staff or TOC contractors can!

TheGoodWalker 1d ago

@kouett

All undermined when "the board" realizes they can save a few bucks by replacing the human with AI safety agent.

jack 1d ago

@kouett "This is an emergency call."

Anna Li-On 1d ago

@kouett désolée, c'était trop tentant 😅

Kim 1d ago

@[email protected] Delay repay for everyone!

Aprazeth 1d ago

@kouett @alice

Fun little tidbit; as I was on the train today, it suddenly halted quite rapidly. Few seconds later we get an announcement explaining that there may have been kids sighted along the tracks.

This is one of the busier tracks in the are. Every. Single. Train. Stopped.

It wasn't until it was confirmed -in person- the tracks were clear that we, at low speed initially, continued onwards.

Did the delay suck? Yes.
Did the passengers mind? Compared to the alternative; no.

@Aprazeth @kouett @alice theres a button on the GSM-R DCP that calls everyone in an area. when receiving such a call, drivers are meant to stop immediately until it is confirmed that they specifically can continue

<undef>1d ago

@kouett If no emergency phone, and no mobile, does shorting out the two rails work in UK to show occupancy on track?

Trantion 1d ago

@undefined_variable @kouett Very likely, yes. We've barely moved beyond a single trial of ETCS on a remote branch line, so I think the signal circuits still mostly work by shorting between the two rails.

@trantion @undefined_variable @kouett Actually ETCS is deployed in the Thameslink core as well.

Apparently Network Rail is also starting to put it in up the ECML which surprised me (I would have thought it would cost too much). I think there are a few other places where its either planned to be installed, being installed, or already active.