Speeding on the railways

puternut | 21:47 Sat 08th Oct 2011 | How it Works

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Yes - I know - I'm a sad SOB but I have just got into rail simulations - and gone back to my childhood as a train driver.

Most of the scenarios you have to do involve keeping to a timetable and also speed limits on any particular stretch of line and most of my errors are in that area - either too slow or too fast.

However it got me wondering is there any form of speed check done on the real railways?? Are there any warning systems for the drivers other than the signs at the side of the line?? There couldn't have been in the days of steam but were they checked too??

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paddywak

When I was a kid my uncle used to take me fishing to an old gravel pit next to the east coast mainline, the stretch was a very long fast straight and included a water trough for high speed water pick up. Believe me it was a sight to see when the old A4's came thundering down the line at what seemed like 100 m.p.h. pulling the London/Edinburgh express passenger trains and picking up water on the fly

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Thanks to all for the info and anecdotes

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