Originally Posted by
Matt48
You just have to marvel at how the brakes released themselves, how the throttles were nearly fully opened and why the driver couldn't have reboarded the train, as it took off like a tired snail. It covered 120 KM in about 50 Mins, at an average speed of 110kmh.
I would make no assumptions about this, but it certainly will raise questions for the investigating team.
The driver may have been 50 wagons back when it started to move. It would be heroic to try boarding at that point.
BHP may need to look at some less dramatic means to stop a runaway train.
What makes you think that the throttles were wide open? Was that reported?
Seems highly unlikely for that to occur unless commanded.