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« Reply #60 on: November 07, 2008, 07:20:39 » |
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I am inclined to agree. Surely the authorities would have issued a statement by now. The railway rumour mill is a good source of info, but is often not 100% accuarate.
How about an Unfounded Rumours or Gossip, (UROG) section Mods? Any breaking 'news' which can't be confirmed could be examined and discussed, whilst stories which 'solidify' would move to the appropriate area.
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« Reply #61 on: November 14, 2008, 23:42:07 » |
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From the Western Daily Press: The family of a University of Bath student hit by a train are keeping an anxious bedside vigil. The university said that it was doing all it could to support the family of 19-year-old Rhys Thomas, who was struck by the sleeper train in the early hours of last Tuesday at Bath Spa station.
The student was last night said to be in a critical but stable condition at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. Mr Thomas, a second year undergraduate student in the department of physics, is from South Wales. A University of Bath spokesman said: "Our thoughts at this time are with Rhys and his family."
The incident is not being treated as suspicious but British Transport Police are still conducting an investigation.
See http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Family-vigil-Bath-student-hit-train/article-463022-detail/article.html |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #63 on: December 27, 2008, 13:56:03 » |
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« Reply #64 on: December 29, 2008, 10:04:43 » |
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Good news this. lets hope that the Police actually do their job of ctaching, arresting and charging the yobs rather than taking the easy options of "reassuring the public" or "providing a visible presence to deter disorder". All well and good but ultimately it only suceeds in pushing the problem either further down the line or elsewhere in the town.
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« Reply #65 on: December 29, 2008, 11:05:46 » |
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A number of years ago Maidenhead town center became the "choice Saturday night out town center" there was a lot of trouble caused by people traveling in (although some of the locals were / are not saints). TVP in conjunction with BTP▸ blitzed the town railway station and car parks carrying out stop and searches on anyone and almost everyone. There was a letters in the local paper by our more Senior citizens than the usual clubbers age that they were stopped and searched by the Police, the Police views was that they can not discriminate.
My point is it takes a targeted approach by the local Police BTP and the venues in a town or city to eradicate the problem but like you said all that happens is the problem moves to another town
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #66 on: January 04, 2009, 12:32:42 » |
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Looks like today's 4/1 engineering work in the Bath area didn't take place judging by Live updates page on the FGW▸ website with services calling at Bath and Chippenham as normal.
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« Reply #67 on: January 04, 2009, 13:43:32 » |
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Amusingly buses are still showing on the live departures.
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« Reply #68 on: January 04, 2009, 14:53:30 » |
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Amusingly buses are still showing on the live departures.
Did they still run bearing in mind they had been booked and passengers would have been turning up at Bath/Chippenham at the departure times for the replacement buses. |
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« Reply #69 on: January 25, 2009, 17:19:24 » |
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« Reply #70 on: January 25, 2009, 18:49:41 » |
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I didn't know that FGW▸ have gone into the property business  Dan Panes of First Great Western, which owns Bath Spa |
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« Reply #71 on: January 25, 2009, 20:04:15 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #72 on: January 25, 2009, 21:49:25 » |
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Can I point out that this was posted 14mins before John put his link to it  |
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« Reply #73 on: January 25, 2009, 21:57:35 » |
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I know, Ollie - absolutely no criticism intended, I was just cross-referencing the topics! |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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