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Unless it's a one way road, you should drive no faster than the speed which would allow you to stop in half the distance you can see.

This is just getting stupid now. Where is this quote from? I can think of many "blind" bends on A and B roads where you'd have to slow to 15mph and likely have a car (or worse) thwack you up the rear!

Besides, trains are totally different to cars as they are on a clearway which is assumed to be totally clear for the section ahead and speed limits set accordingly. Comparing the two is like comparing an F1 car and a milk float (unless you drive for ATW lol)

 

[Yew]

Personally, out of the routes I know there are plenty of occourances where there are 'blind bends' on the NR network, but I'm not a driver, I don't sign any routes, so I don't know.

I remember talking to a driver, Who said there was a blind bend, with a bridge over it, somwhere in/near sheffield. Not a Good combination for drivers health...

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Where is this quote from? I can think of many "blind" bends on A and B roads where you'd have to slow to 15mph and likely have a car (or worse) thwack you up the rear!

It's from the driving instructor I had when I was a learner; to be fair it would relate more to a country lane than a multi carriageway road since on the former you are quite likely to meet someone coming the other way directly in front of you.

Getting back on topic, I always thought that yes with railways you would not expect to find something heading towards you on the same track, though you can never avoid the fact of obstructions like trees on the line.

A railway driver has to trust the signalling system and drive ( within the speed limits ) according to the signal aspects received; keeping alert for an obstruction like a tree etc is of course important, but it is impossible to totally eliminate the risk of such an occurence. After all, it is quite possible for a train which is at a standstill to be struck by a falling tree.