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All across the Great Western territory => The Wider Picture - related rail and other transport issues => Topic started by: Lee on October 19, 2008, 23:36:15



Title: Greater Britain Rail News Round-Up (19/10/2008)
Post by: Lee on October 19, 2008, 23:36:15
A man was injured when a passenger train travelling at 60mph hit his car on a level crossing in Cambridgeshire. The London Kings Cross to King's Lynn train was carrying 30 people when it struck the car at Sandhill in Littleport, near Ely, on Friday night. No persons on the train were injured (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7677659.stm

Virgin Trains have apologised to a Liverpool passenger over a scallies jibe in their in-train magazine (link below.)
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/10/18/virgin-sorry-over-scally-scousers-jibe-100252-22060822/



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