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As I said, ERTMS will not be completed nationwide until 2044 if it goes to plan so unless they construct a new underground system somewhere that will be built to be driverless you will have quite a wait. People talk about driverless cars, pilotless planes and boats etc as if the technology has...

Quite a pointless article considering that ERTMS wont be fully implemented on the whole network until 2044 if the timetables all go to plan.

I cant see there being any room to do that though

and three of those got off at the wrong stop!

Did no one inform you as to what those small stop car boards are for?

Considering how distracting it will be, with people banging on the glass to get your attention to ask a question etc, no thanks! And do passengers really want to see a body splat against the front window...nope! And if we ever had a window partition....mine would stay blacked out permantley...

My best friend is a fireman, and when they had just finished putting out a fire and about to leave a load of kids started throwing rocks at them and the fire engines.

The problem is, by the sounds of things the Spanish driver was following company procedure and allowed to use the phone at the time. So really they should look at the Spanish systems of works instead. People don't respect drivers because they do not understand appreciate or know much about what...

and no report of over speed protection either!

Your not even allowed a mobile phone switched on in a cab in the UK and if a driver is caught they will face disciplinary action.

And all your rules, traction, PTS etc you wont be getting paid for it while you learn either!

Why's that? I don't know any of the names

One summer later! Rail services come to a halt as plastic sleepers melt in the scorching summer! :)

And the media are currently hanging out the driver yet not looking at the whole picture, why was he allowed to enter the bend at such a high speed, why was there no overspeed protection. And obviously the company will be happy to sit quiet while the media focus solely on the drivers speeding...

No, it was actually the rssb or raib who said no.