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Title: Acton Turville Rail Line Theft 'Could Have Caused Crash' Post by: Lee on June 04, 2008, 09:57:36 A thief who used a crane and five lorries to steal 171 tonnes of railway track from the side of the main line from Bristol Parkway to London could have caused a "serious rail crash", say police (links below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2008/06/rail_line_theft_could_have_cau.html#more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7434084.stm Anthony Porretta, 53, masterminded the theft of the 40ft lengths of steel track, worth ^22,308, from Acton Turville, near Chipping Sodbury, during engineering works. 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 |