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Why Do Some Trains Have Rear View Mirrors?

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Mr heff, Mar 25, 2022.

  1. Mr heff

    Mr heff Well-Known Member

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    Seeing this again on the new Swiss route has led me to asking this, why do some trains have rear view mirrors?
     
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  2. JJTimothy

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    With passenger trains I guess it's for the driver to check that people on the platform are standing clear of the train before departing (which is the guard's job but no harm in having a second pair of eyes looking from the other end of the train).
     
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  3. stijn.claessens

    stijn.claessens Well-Known Member

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    Some trains don't have guards so the driver has to check if everything is safe.
     
    stijn.claessens, Mar 25, 2022
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    It’s to see if any boy racer train drivers are trying to overtake on those winding countryside tracks.
     
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  5. Mr heff

    Mr heff Well-Known Member

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    Official accepted answer.
     
    Mr heff, Mar 25, 2022
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    [removed by Protagonist - inappropriate]
     
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    "Object in mirror is losing"
     
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