earls court thursday?

[glasgowdriver]

any of you know what was the outcome of the "customer inccident" on thursday afternoon at earls court way it came out over my radio sounded bad but station reopeneded after about 30 minutes

[c5]

Person Under a Train, removed alive I understand. Dont think they were under as such but on the track.

[glasgowdriver]

knew it was a one under just didn't want to mention on here lol shame really has affected one driver and other people seeing the guy jump as he is alive is more than likely to do it again stupid really

[Deleted]

Yes, one under on the eastbound Picc, I don't think the station was totally closed at any point, but the Picc was suspended Hammersmith - Hyde Pk Corner for about an hour.

[Colin]

I had a conversation today with a DMT hitching a lift in me cab - and he dealt with the incident in question.

Thanks to the drivers quick reaction, and a very good 73ts, this potential one under was actually a near miss incident - the train actually stopped surprisingly well short of the idiot. Injuries to said idiot were from coming into contact with the juice rails.

I hope Earls Court isn't turning into the Picc's version of the Central's once infamous Mile End, what with the double one under last year.

Hmm......

Christmas is coming........time for the 'silly season' to begin perhaps? As always, my thoughts to those having to deal with such things.

[glasgowdriver]

totally agree with you colin these people are total idiots and i really sympathise with the people who deal with such things my mate in work had to assist about 3 months ago with a one under on the northbound northern line one friday night 23/24 year old guy lept in front of the last northbound northen was not a pretty site lad was cut into 3 bits and was dragged up along the trackside wall platform was packed so can imagine the panic but CSA's and supervisor were brilliant on the night remained calm

[Deleted]

Can people think twice before making comments about people jumping in front of trains. Yes, the effect on the driver, platform staff, and other witnesses is absolutely terrible. However people don't kill themselves just because they feel like it. They may well be severely depressed and/or mentally ill, something which sufferers have little or no control over. When suffering from these conditions, people often don't make rational decisions, think about the effects of their actions on themselves and others.

[Oracle]

I regret to say that some of the poor individuals are highly intelligent. Not idiots. They know what they are doing. It's just that they don't or can't see or think things through as to the consequences. For those left behind and those wonderful people who have to deal with the aftermath. Luckily The Samaritans are there and they work! Something I have experienced close-up (not me).

[TMBA]

And of course the T.S.G. volunteers are available for those poor drivers who have to suffer the consequences of someone else's actions

[Deleted]

Could'nt agree with you more stephenk. As a ex driver who's had the misfortune of a one under and several near misses, which quite honestly frighten the s**t out of you, its a horrible situation to experience and my thoughts are always with the driver, but then a person who is that desperate to end their life probably is not thinking rationally and some sorrow surely must be felt for them by a fellow human being. Maybe its true that person is not thinking of the driver at the time, but that surely does not mean they should all be classed as stupid idiots.

[tubeprune]

Earls Court Picc has had at least one before to my knowledge. This was around 1965-6. The driver worked on the other shift from me at Northfields. He told me the story himself. As he approached E Ct WB he noticed what he thought was a piece of newspaper blowing about on the track ahead of him. As he went over it, he saw it was actually a white shirt with a man inside it looking up at him. He coshed it but the train ran two or three cars over him. They got him out, from the tunnel with the train still in it, by helping him up between the cars. He was only scratched from climbing up. The driver told me the man's shirt was still cleaner than his!