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Title: Heritage railway dangers Post by: grahame on August 01, 2018, 17:25:22 From the Somerset County Gazette (http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/16390802.grandmothers-anger-after-grandson-4-hit-with-bag-thrown-onto-moving-steam-train-near-minehead/#comments-anchor)
Quote THE grandmother of a four-year-old boy who was hit in the face after a shopping bag was thrown onto a moving train has thanked West Somerset Railway for their help. Bailey Hulston and his two grandmother’s, Toni Jones and Paula Jones, were on a steam train on their way back to Minehead after a day trip to Bishops Lydeard on July 22 when their train stopped at Blue Anchor station. Paula claims a number of passengers boarded the train but as it started to leave the station a man stood on the platform threw a shopping bag through an open window which hit Bailey in the face. [continues] The story leaves me with a number of questions. I can't say that the danger of passengers being hit by objects thown into open train windows is something I have come across before - I wouldn't think people throw things in very often - why would they - but now that there's publicity been given perhaps we'll find some copy cats ... Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: onthecushions on August 01, 2018, 18:22:52 This is not a "railway danger" surely? There must be general railway by-laws to criminalise such behaviour and a civil action by the parents should also be successful. Did the platform staff catch the felon? We don't want HMRI or HSE forbidding the opening of windows. OTC Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: ChrisB on August 01, 2018, 20:52:19 Wouldn't it be likely that they'd left that bag on the platform & he was 'repatriating' it ti the owner? Hardly criminal?
Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: grahame on August 01, 2018, 21:08:47 Wouldn't it be likely that they'd left that bag on the platform & he was 'repatriating' it ti the owner? Hardly criminal? I suspect so, Chris ;D ;D ... more a quick act of kindness that went horribly wrong! Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: TaplowGreen on August 02, 2018, 09:00:59 .....and a typically "close knit" Somerset family where both Grandmothers have the same surname! 😉
Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: grahame on August 02, 2018, 14:49:39 .....and a typically "close knit" Somerset family where both Grandmothers have the same surname! 😉 I suspect they were holiday makers and do not come from Somerset, so that'a an unfair slur on the Somersetters. Judging by the surname, I would hazard a guess they come from Wales, where this repeated surname is to be expected rather than anything else - a very few surnames shared between a lot of people and no real indication of close blood ties. Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: Phil on August 02, 2018, 15:48:54 I'm from Somerset and I'm not at all offended. As a matter of fact, it's very nearly true. My grandmother was a Hockey, her paternal grandfather was a Hockey and her maternal grandmother was a Hockey ;D
(http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/HockeyFamily.jpg) Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: TaplowGreen on August 02, 2018, 16:19:24 I'm from Somerset and I'm not at all offended. As a matter of fact, it's very nearly true. My grandmother was a Hockey, her paternal grandfather was a Hockey and her maternal grandmother was a Hockey ;D (http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/HockeyFamily.jpg) All those Hockeys - I bet you took some stick! (I've already got my coat & the taxi's on its way) 🙂 Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: eXPassenger on August 02, 2018, 16:23:19 I'm from Somerset and I'm not at all offended. As a matter of fact, it's very nearly true. My grandmother was a Hockey, her paternal grandfather was a Hockey and her maternal grandmother was a Hockey ;D (http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/HockeyFamily.jpg) and there was I thinking that Emily Hockey was looking pretty spry. Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: JayMac on August 02, 2018, 17:36:18 Grandma Jones could of course have been married to Grandma Jones.
Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: Phil on August 02, 2018, 18:38:07 All those Hockeys - I bet you took some stick! (I've already got my coat & the taxi's on its way) 🙂 Off with you, you bully! Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: TaplowGreen on August 02, 2018, 21:25:22 Grandma Jones could of course have been married to Grandma Jones. Grandma Jones squared. Title: Re: Heritage railway dangers Post by: Chris from Nailsea on August 29, 2018, 18:06:08 I was going to pitch in here, but decided to put that on ice for the moment. :-X
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