On Nov 4, 5:15 pm, Steve Fitzgerald ] wrote:
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Is that actually possible, even if he did hang his bag on the CTBC?

Used to be before they redesigned the console (a cause of the incident
in question)

Based on what I know about the controllers on 73Ts, I would think that
airbrakes would release after the driver kicked the door shut. But I did not
think that the motors would engage and the train would take off because the
driver would have to move the controller at least two positions to get to
shunt.

The TBC was left in a motoring position - so it motored!

How would the train have stopped at Holloway Road anyway, by being tripped
at the starter?

Caught up to the train in front and was tripped on the station starter.


So ... he was about to start off and then realised that he couldn't
because a door hadn't shut properly, so the controller was in the "go"
position (I don't know any details of driving).

Would resetting the controller before getting out actually be more
effort than finding something to hang on it? That's the bit I don't
understand.