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Dog on the Whitby line (04/08)
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zwk500
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Sorry, what's this in response to?
Problem on the Whitby line.
Whistler40145
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I wonder if said Mutt was wanting a lie down
It seems to have moved now as we are moving.
Whistler40145
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Glad to hear that
Indeed !
zwk500
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Hopefully nothing more than the horn required to get it out of the way.
Indeed, well it's gone anyway..
randyrippley
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If that had been third rail, there wouldn't have been a problem for long
Llanigraham
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The problem invariably isn't the dog but the idiot owner who happiliy wanders around on the track looking for the damned thing!
zwk500
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If the Third Rail had come into the equation, it'd have been a lot longer problem as they shut the power off to recover the poor thing.
The Puddock
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The what?
That's the danger of life. Southern dogs have co-existed with the third rail for almost 100 years.
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dk1
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I think I’m right in saying that Network Rail no longer caution for a dog on or near the line. Unfortunately the owner that is often not far behind which causes the issues.
Mitchell Hurd
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I hope not!
TreacleMiller
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Correct. Had to report this exact thing a few days ago. Pooch on the track, owner climbing to get it.
dk1
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I think if I saw a lone dog trespassing I’d tell a porky by saying I saw a chap nearby in pursuit which would then get a caution imposed & hopefully save the pooch’s life.
randyrippley
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I assumed they'd just let the current do its work, same as with a badger or deer or fox
The issue is the remains of the dog would then be on the line, touching the third rail, and therefore need to be removed.
randyrippley
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Surely that would be solved by the shoegear of the next train along?
I imagine drivers and conductors round this neck or the woods are probably more likely to lean on the horn than attempt to rescue or shoo at the moment. It was only a few weeks ago on the Whitby branch a conductor got bitten by a rogue dog and had to go off to hospital to have it looked at.
Though a few months prior to that on the Bishop branch I witnessed a train pulling into Darlington having been delayed due to "animals on the railway" with a driver on the second man's side clutching a terrified little dog. Managed to grab a photo of it after I'd boarded the train as I thought it was a little amusing the driver stood there with dog in one hand:
Presumably Darlington driver depot gained a new mascot, at least for a little while
Though a few months prior to that on the Bishop branch I witnessed a train pulling into Darlington having been delayed due to "animals on the railway" with a driver on the second man's side clutching a terrified little dog. Managed to grab a photo of it after I'd boarded the train as I thought it was a little amusing the driver stood there with dog in one hand:
Presumably Darlington driver depot gained a new mascot, at least for a little while
STINT47
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Reports say that the dog was using a rover to travel back to Kenilworth
dk1
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Are you here all week??
zwk500
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1. That's a horrible job for the depot engineer who has to clean if if 2. The dog's more likely to take the shoe off than the shoe taking the dog off.
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