The near-death experience of an unidentified man was shared by a train driver on the Captain in Train Facebook page. The video showed a mysterious man standing on the train tracks, apparently hoping to be hit. The driver, Choonya Sathiranon and his colleague Thepnurak Choochuai, working in the Hat Yai district, Songkhla, South Thailand were operating express train number 169 when they spotted the man standing in the middle of the tracks.

 

Realising the danger, they quickly applied the emergency brake to stop the train immediately. However, the man standing on the track was far closer than the standard stopping distance for a train. All the train conductors could do was desperately hope that the train would stop in time. If it didn’t, the man would certainly be killed, reported KhaoSod.

 

Luckily, the train managed to screech to a halt, stopping less than 10 metres away from the man. The driver admitted that his heart dropped at the moment, but he was also glad that he and his colleague managed to prevent a disastrous accident, saving the man’s life without any harm to any person or property.

 

They attributed the life saved to their alertness and experiences accumulated over the years, as well as the teamwork of their co-workers, for a happy ending to this terrifying story.

 

By Neill Fronde

Caption: Fast-acting train operators saved a man from being stuck and killed on the tracks. (via กัปตันอินเทรน - Captain in Train Facebook)

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/transport/express-train-drivers-prevent-imminent-disaster-by-stopping-just-metres-from-man-on-tracks

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-24

 

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Spoil sports! 555

It seems there is at least one type of vehicle in Thailand that doesn't suffer 'brake failure'... 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They attributed the life saved to their alertness and experiences accumulated over the years,

and not at all to the amulet the man may have worn

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They attributed the life saved to their alertness and experiences accumulated over the years, as well as the teamwork of their co-workers, for a happy ending to this terrifying story.

Applying the E-brake?

Awareness to danger gene not found or present by land sea or air and defiantly not rail anywhere here ????

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, the man standing on the track was far closer than the standard stopping distance for a train

So the train manage to break the laws of physics? Impressive.

Nice to hear they didn't hit him. If he is suicidal he will try again and the usual suspects at AN will raise a cheer. 

Here at TV it seems like many of us aren't the compassionate types.????

I bet the loc wheelset is now as round as a 50 pence !????

12 hours ago, JayClay said:

So the train manage to break the laws of physics? Impressive.

Yeah!...And the necks of 120 passengers in the back!

The guy is a debutant, doesn't he know your supposed to jump on the tracks just befor the train passes.