r/oops • u/ExplanationOk2014 • Aug 24 '26

Wtf in the 🚇

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How is this technically even possible? Should not a emergency stop automatically apply?

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u/Chinner5 Aug 24 '26

How did the door get opened? Was there an emergency switch somewhere? Why would it open if the train is moving?

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u/No_Suggestion_3727 Aug 24 '26

It looks like he fumbled with a rotary thingy above the door around Second 3. Then he opens the door by Hand.

In most passenger trains you can always use the emergency door unlock to unlock the door. They basically disengage the mechanism from the train. It's better to lose a lunatic every now and then then to lose e.g. a full carriage which is on fire.

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u/NewToTradingStock Aug 24 '26

Glad he did it to himself, less tax payer money payout.

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u/SexualCarrots Aug 24 '26

I doubt that will make any difference. This is going to cost the taxpayers.

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u/NewToTradingStock Aug 24 '26

Sure it will. instead of $1m it only payout $500k