Yes, unfortunately. But you didn’t notice until more recently because it wasn’t published on social media.
No trains going in or out of Houston until further notice
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Heuston is just a sea of people at the moment. Or it was like 10 minutes ago.
It’s always been like that.
I was acquainted with a guy years ago who was learning to be a train driver. He was told that there’s a very high likelihood that he would be involved in at least one suicide attempt over the course of his career and that it’s something he should be prepared for.
I don’t mean to be insensitive or to presume anything about this particular incident, but the wording does imply…
I have no respect or understanding for anyone who decides to take their life this way. Obviously suicide is a terrible thing, but to put a train driver though the pain and guilt they would have after they ran someone over is disgusting.
Yes it always has been a problem but we are more aware of it now because of social media. I grew up in London and ‘one unders’ are very common on the London Underground and mainline rail lines there. It really affects train drivers and staff and some of them never work again, but TfL has a peer-based trauma support system for drivers involved in a one under. That means they get support from another train driver who had also been involved in one and was affected by it. They also get support from an Occupational Health team. TfL and Network Rail in the UK trained a lot of their staff in suicide prevention, I think Irish Rail needs to do the same.
Horrendous for the poor driver if this was a suicide and god bless the person and their family if this is the decision they choose.
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Yes, unfortunately. But you didn’t notice until more recently because it wasn’t published on social media.
No trains going in or out of Houston until further notice
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Heuston is just a sea of people at the moment. Or it was like 10 minutes ago.
It’s always been like that.
I was acquainted with a guy years ago who was learning to be a train driver. He was told that there’s a very high likelihood that he would be involved in at least one suicide attempt over the course of his career and that it’s something he should be prepared for.
I don’t mean to be insensitive or to presume anything about this particular incident, but the wording does imply…
I have no respect or understanding for anyone who decides to take their life this way. Obviously suicide is a terrible thing, but to put a train driver though the pain and guilt they would have after they ran someone over is disgusting.
Yes it always has been a problem but we are more aware of it now because of social media. I grew up in London and ‘one unders’ are very common on the London Underground and mainline rail lines there. It really affects train drivers and staff and some of them never work again, but TfL has a peer-based trauma support system for drivers involved in a one under. That means they get support from another train driver who had also been involved in one and was affected by it. They also get support from an Occupational Health team. TfL and Network Rail in the UK trained a lot of their staff in suicide prevention, I think Irish Rail needs to do the same.
Horrendous for the poor driver if this was a suicide and god bless the person and their family if this is the decision they choose.