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Old 04-25-2008, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Fens and Radsviliskis, Lithuania
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Turn Back the clock
I had one of those 'what ifs' at work today. My job is a Train Driver.
Anyway to shorten the story i was on my way from Cambridge to Birmingham and i was about to stop at a small station called Whittlesea.
As i ran in i noticed a big woman in pink on the track in front of me. As i was stopping she moved back and i shouted at her asking what the hell she was doing. She didn't answer and i thought i better report her.
Did the neccessary bits and got other trains cautioned. Anyway a couple of hours later at Birmingham i get a text off a colleague to say there has been a fatality a couple of miles down the track from Whittlesea station and it turns out it was the same woman!
I am gutted as i know i did what i could rules wise regarding work i just feel helpless. I guess someone wants to kill themselves then you just cant stop them but i wish they would do it and not let us Drivers see it all with the impact. The woman even damaged the Train that hit her.
Times like this........ What can you say.
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