"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
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In message , Mike Bristow
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There is a whole procedure in place for such an eventuality.

Basically this involves using the driver of the following train (either
in or out of service, depending upon where it happens) and repeating
this until an extra driver is made available.

Oh! That makes a whole lot of sense. How often does it happen,
roughtly?

Never that I know of in the past two years, although we did have an
exercise doing it last year.

As far as I can recall, it has never been used in anger since the procedure
was introduced with the demise of guards on the Picc. It's been practiced in
exercises, IIRC, 3 times.
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Cheers, Steve.
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