Not Stopping in correct position

[Thames99]

A few years ago I was waiting for a train at Baden Baden in Germany. It arrived at speed braking hard and I imagine the driver only remembered that it should be stopping as he reached the station. The train stopped at the far end of a very long platform and along with my fellow travellers we started off along the platform to get to the train.

Halfway along we realised that the train was backing up with, presumably, the guard driving. We turned back to get on the train at its usual stopping point. This all happened really quickly and there was no time for any conversation with signallers etc. to have taken place. There was certainly not enough time for the driver to have walked the length of the train.

 

[12LDA28C]

A few years ago I was waiting for a train at Baden Baden in Germany. It arrived at speed braking hard and I imagine the driver only remembered that it should be stopping as he reached the station. The train stopped at the far end of a very long platform and along with my fellow travellers we started off along the platform to get to the train.

Halfway along we realised that the train was backing up with, presumably, the guard driving. We turned back to get on the train at its usual stopping point. This all happened really quickly and there was no time for any conversation with signallers etc. to have taken place. There was certainly not enough time for the driver to have walked the length of the train.

I'm not sure the guard would necessarily be trained or competent in how to drive the train, it could have just been the driver reversing back. If it was that quick, there may not have been time for the driver to 'key out' and the guard to 'key in', even if he had a driver's key.

 

[darloscott]

Had an interesting one back in the summer (so not caused by poor adhesion) where I think the driver simply forgot about a station and at the point they realised even a full emergency brake we overshot by a coach length. Easily solved by locking the front coach doors and opening the rest then we carried on!

 

[Dieseldriver]

Had an interesting one back in the summer (so not caused by poor adhesion) where I think the driver simply forgot about a station and at the point they realised even a full emergency brake we overshot by a coach length. Easily solved by locking the front coach doors and opening the rest then we carried on!

Worth pointing out that although I’m not suggesting this was the case in your scenario, poor railhead conditions can occur during the summer months (particularly a bit of drizzle after a long dry spell) and actually can be on par with the conditions experienced during autumn