[modeleng] Re: FW: Rail Accident Investigation alert: RAIB investigation - Kirklees
- From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:27:56 +0100
Many years ago I had a fusible plug let go and I didn't
notice........................mind you there was no water in the boiler!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:57 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: FW: Rail Accident Investigation alert: RAIB
investigation - Kirklees
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2011, Phill Smith wrote:
>
>> Not being able to notice the fusible plug letting go
>> is the most serious thing.
>
> Actually now that you say that, I'm looking at the report again, because
> it doesn't actually say that, it says (and I may be being pedantic here):
>
> "The melting of the fusible plug in the firebox was not noticed by the
> train crew."
>
> ...I think we know what they mean, but actually you don't as a driver or
> fireman see the process of melting taking place...you see the subsequent
> escape of steam...it could be that it had begun to melt at its
> extremeties, but not in the middle, and no steam had been released yet, in
> which case I wouldn't expect them to know.
>
> (As otherwise it would imply it was inadequate.)
>
> Also locomotive crew should notice, but the train crew...the gaurd, the
> lady that serves tea in the buffet car, the toilet attendent.
>
> Not that I'm any kind of language expert (and my spelling and grammar are
> attrocious) but I do wonder who wrote this report - there is certainly no
> name put to it, and the accuracy of the words used don't seem that
> technically correct...certainly not correct enough that I would be damming
> this person just yet (innocent until proven guilty...then a kick in the
> pants!)
>
> Yours,
>
>
> Rich.
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