Stand lights at railway stations (Dynamo and eBikes)

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Matt
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Manchester
You have found more guidance the like of which @Dogtrousers has helpfully shared upthread.
Good to see the hazard of lights on helmets (NB out of sight to the cyclist) specifically recognised
The text I found in that link was: "Please switch off your rear red light on your bicycle whilst you’re in a station as this can distract or confuse the driver of the train pulling into the station."
So if a potential passenger falls (or jumps down) onto the track, is it SOP for station staff on the platform (if any) to wave a red light to alert the driver of an approaching train?
Do TOCs have a mandatory protocol/mechanism for reporting emergency stops? Are there shared data on that? So lessons can be identified, and learned if practical?

The station staff would either call the fat controller or the controlling signal box to have the line blocked, a second staff member (if available) would use a red flag or red light or wave their hands above their head - whichever is appropriate in the time constraints - whilst walking in the direction the train will come from.

Emergency stops are reported to control, not all will lead to investigations and the vast majority will not be in publicly available reports (though they will all be written as if they are). The data field for reported cause is also varied so would be difficult to pull out even if you had access to the data.
 
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