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Title: Selfie warning on 85mph railway track near Salisbury Post by: Chris from Nailsea on August 07, 2016, 18:59:45 I'm posting this under 'The Wider Picture' quite deliberately, as being something of a pun (but one with a very serious message).
From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36996714): Quote Selfie warning on 85mph railway track near Salisbury (http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/0D83/production/_90695430_19fd1f91a2da4c58b898deae01fc1aa0.jpg) Network Rail said track trespass increased during the school summer holiday season Three youngsters stopped to take selfies on a footpath crossing a railway line used by trains travelling at more than 80mph. The group were captured by security cameras at the West Grimstead crossing, just outside of Salisbury. Network Rail said 80 trains passed the spot every day, adding how "incredibly easy" it would be to be caught out while distracted. A spokesman said trespass was both "illegal and also dangerous". He said: "The last thing we want is for a family to lose their loved one over a selfie, so I strongly urge everyone to use level crossings safely and to stay alert." It happened as the railway operator was launching a safety campaign to coincide with the start of the school summer holiday season. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |