RSSB2687 - T1144 - Braking in snow conditions
What the buyer wrote
Following the derailment of a container-carrying train at Carr Bridge on 4th January 2010, the relevance of the rule book instructions for running brake tests in snow was questioned. The incident at Carr Bridge was preceded by a similar runaway incident at Carstairs on 22nd December 2009. The rule book at the time of these incidents (GERT8000 TW1) stated the following instructions when encountering fallen snow : "You must make a full-service application of the automatic brake every three to five minutes and make sure that the speed of your train is reduced by at least 10 mph because of the application. If driving a locomotive-hauled train, you can extend this interval when: the train is cl…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- RSSB2687 - T1144 - Braking in snow conditions
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 29 Apr 2018
- Work ends
- 31 May 2019
Who the buyer named
Jenny Neill was the named contact on this notice.