After the Jakal kill the countess he boards a train. There is a shot of a "train worker" walking along the train with a 3.5 ft. metal rod. At intervals of maybe 5ft. he would reach slightly under the train a tap something metal. Anyone know the purpose?
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Wikipedia:
Wheel Tapper: An historical railway occupation; people employed to tap train wheels with hammers and listen to the sound made to determine the integrity of the wheel; cracked wheels, like cracked bells, do not sound the same as their intact counterparts. The job was associated with the steam age, but they still operate in some eastern European countries. Modern planned maintenance procedures have mostly obviated the need for the wheel-tapper.
Thanks for the reply...
Every third person who complains will be shot. Two people have complained already!