... the best way. So the golden rules were "never step on any rail" and "Take short steps". And we have not talked about short circuiting bars, shoe paddles or hook switch poles- the use of all of which involved meddling with the juice rail! At least on LT you were "only" worrying about 330v- on the Southern it was the full 660 (or 750), but the most dangerous thing was the traffic density- half an hout walking the tracks at Clapham Junction is the scariest thing you will ever do! Best Wishes, Howard posted: 13 Jul 2012 21:24 from: Emma Haywood Alan McMillan wrote: I'm also not sure if I'd be happy stepping between the positive and running rails...what if you misplaced your foot and bridged the gap by accident? On my 1st track safety course on the London Underground some 35 years ago, the rule was to only step over one rail at a time. You were taught to normally find a gap in the conductor rails in order to cross ...