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« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2016, 14:08:39 » |
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Muppets. All those trespassers should be arrested.
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« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2016, 14:14:03 » |
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I agree - with the upcoming court case involving a steam special raising questions about the place for heritage services on the mainline network in some people's minds the last thing we need is modern trains being delayed by trespassers trying to get a closer look at a passing special.
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« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2016, 14:57:15 » |
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... the last thing we need is modern trains being delayed by trespassers trying to get a closer look at a passing special.
I'll go further ... the last thing we need is a group of trespassers out to see a special being mown down by a modern train - or even an old one that's still in service like a 153 ... |
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« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2016, 15:44:39 » |
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BBC» are reporting the train was halted south of Peterborough after members of the public were spotted the wrong side of the fence.
Sadly there's small minority (quite a large small minority!) of enthusiasts who seem to think the tresspassing rules don't apply to them!  ..............I can almost picture it, like a crowd of excited screaming teenage girls rushing the stage at a One Direction concert (except considerably older and chucking notebooks, binoculars, anoraks, thermos flasks and Tupperware containers at the object of their affections rather than underwear!)  |
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« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2016, 18:54:46 » |
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BBC» are reporting the train was halted south of Peterborough after members of the public were spotted the wrong side of the fence.
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« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2016, 19:32:24 » |
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You pick your spot, you wait patiently, then this happens: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35662754Gutted. |
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« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2016, 21:33:59 » |
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« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2016, 21:40:28 » |
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Gutted.
Doesn't every cloud have a silver lining? - from the Daily MailVirgin Trains apologising to him in a reply and offered him a free train trip to the US to see one of the famous rail networks in Atlanta, Georgia.
A spokesman on its Twitter account told him: 'We feel bad about that photobomb! I hear Atlanta, Georgia has a super busy rail network.
^Fancy a trip courtesy of Virgin Atlantic? Because we'd love to make you the #FlyingYorkshireman in apology!' |
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« Reply #38 on: February 25, 2016, 21:47:47 » |
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I can't believe how pathetic Scotsman's whistle sounds. Did the A3s really make this thin and rather silly noise back in BR▸ steam days?
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« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2016, 22:34:55 » |
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Agreed, it does sound pathetic. Watching some old footage of the engine shows that it used to have a much better sounding whistle. I hope it gets sorted.
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« Reply #40 on: February 25, 2016, 22:49:14 » |
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A couple of points from me, if I may?  I've now expanded the heading of this topic, to reflect the ongoing nature of this discussion. Also, I'd like to make it clear that we're talking about the steam train Flying Scotsman here, not a valued member of the Coffee Shop forum with the same name. CfN.   |
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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 #41 on: February 25, 2016, 22:50:49 » |
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Also, I'd like to make it clear that we're talking about the steam train Flying Scotsman here, not a valued member of the Coffee Shop forum with the same name.
Is he a candidate for multi-million pound restoration too? |
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« Reply #42 on: February 26, 2016, 00:29:40 » |
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That's possibly one for his wife to answer. But I'm certainly not going to ask her.  |
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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 #43 on: February 26, 2016, 08:37:00 » |
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Alarmingly irresponsible trespassers apart, I find this "story" both heartwarming and encouraging. It is extraordinary to see how much attention this iconic locomotive has received - crowds of onlookers, helicopters, live TV broadcasts... It's a real boost for the railway heritage movement in general and I hope this wave of enthusiasm will bear fruit in increased visitor numbers for the many preserved railways across the UK▸ .
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« Reply #44 on: February 26, 2016, 09:27:20 » |
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Gutted.
Doesn't every cloud have a silver lining? - from the Daily MailVirgin Trains apologising to him in a reply and offered him a free train trip to the US to see one of the famous rail networks in Atlanta, Georgia.
A spokesman on its Twitter account told him: 'We feel bad about that photobomb! I hear Atlanta, Georgia has a super busy rail network.
^Fancy a trip courtesy of Virgin Atlantic? Because we'd love to make you the #FlyingYorkshireman in apology!' It was me! It was me! For the first time in my life, my day was ruined by a passing Virgin! |
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