Less than two minutes into "Derailed" and the signal  numbers are now 
engraved onto the bottom of the signal head, and the IECC control 
screens have animated red rectangles moving along them constantly to 
show the position of trains?

I know it's a dramatisation, but it should at least be reasonably accurate!

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You can tell that it's a BBC thing - who else spotted "that" photograph
of the VEP with headcode 38 in the background!

Dougman wrote:

> Less than two minutes into "Derailed" and the signal  numbers are now 
> engraved onto the bottom of the signal head, and the IECC control 
> screens have animated red rectangles moving along them constantly to 
> show the position of trains?
> 
> I know it's a dramatisation, but it should at least be reasonably accurate!
> 

Its for those reasons that I havnt watched it. I know that spotting all 
the errors will not do anything for my blood pressure! Its a 
"dramatisation", and no doubt theres a small disclaimer saying that its 
"based" on the events, and is not an accurate portrayal etc., etc.

"Dougman"  wrote in message
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> Less than two minutes into "Derailed" and the signal  numbers are now
> engraved onto the bottom of the signal head, and the IECC control
> screens have animated red rectangles moving along them constantly to
> show the position of trains?
>
> I know it's a dramatisation, but it should at least be reasonably

accurate!

I noticed the backdrop in the "Railtrack offices", with a picture of an EMU
in South Eastern Trains (aka revised Connex South Eastern) livery -
white/grey with yellow doors. UIAVMM that hadn't appeared in 1999.

Then there was the ECML at the end, after Gerald Corbett had climbed down
the embankment, which had strangely been dewired and reduced to a single
line!

Picking holes - all good innocent fun!

"Jack Taylor"  wrote in message 
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white/grey with yellow doors. UIAVMM that hadn't appeared in 1999.

>
> Then there was the ECML at the end, after Gerald Corbett had climbed down
> the embankment, which had strangely been dewired and reduced to a single
> line!
>
> Picking holes - all good innocent fun!



That track interested me. Was it the telephoto lens used or was the track 
clipped every 6 inches? It looked very odd.

KW

I haven't viewed the whole programme yet but as far as I have got there has
been no mention of the Railways Inspectorate who accepted  or authorised the
design of the layout on the basis that it would be accompanied by ATP which,
in the event, was not installed. Surely some of the responsibility must lie
with that body who I think could have reasonably insisted on "flank"
protection being retrospectively incorporated in the layout in the absence
of ATP. However, one has to remember that at he time the RI was under the
aegis of the HSE who seemed to think that it was perfectly sensible to
appoint people as inspecting officers who had neither engineering training
nor any knowledge of railways but they were well versed in the HSAW 1974
which was never meant to apply to the railways.
MJW

In article <dgsh15$irr$1$830fa79d@news.demon.co.uk>,
   M.J.Whitson  wrote:

> I haven't viewed the whole programme yet but as far as I have got there
> has been no mention of the Railways Inspectorate who accepted  or
> authorised the design of the layout on the basis that it would be
> accompanied by ATP which, in the event, was not installed. Surely some
> of the responsibility must lie with that body who I think could have
> reasonably insisted on "flank" protection being retrospectively
> incorporated in the layout in the absence of ATP. However, one has to
> remember that at he time the RI was under the aegis of the HSE who
> seemed to think that it was perfectly sensible to appoint people as
> inspecting officers who had neither engineering training nor any
> knowledge of railways but they were well versed in the HSAW 1974 which
> was never meant to apply to the railways. MJW


Anyone know the current status of the Thames Trains action against the HSE
for failing to ensure that the layout was safe ? I know that the HSE
attempt to get the case thrown out failed.

David