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Author Topic: Girl, 14, dies after being hit by train in Walsall, West Midlands - 26 Sept 2017  (Read 3030 times)
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« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2017, 12:44:25 »

I know what it means. This girl who died was not a passenger.
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« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2017, 13:32:21 »

it's in the dictionary :-)

Latin for peace.  Tongue
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« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2017, 13:39:26 »

Sorry, to be completely clear, my comment was referring to this - and nothing else.

I guess the point of all that is that kids (and probably adults too) will do stupid things on railways in part because they seem like a safe environment.
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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2017, 13:46:22 »

it's in the dictionary :-)

Latin for peace.  Tongue
That was in my mind too.
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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2017, 13:50:01 »

Sorry, to be completely clear, my comment was referring to this - and nothing else.

I guess the point of all that is that kids (and probably adults too) will do stupid things on railways in part because they seem like a safe environment.
Okay, but that perception is a general one, not limited to passengers. In fact, I wonder what % of level crossing deaths and injuries involve passengers?
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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2017, 14:01:11 »

pax can be 'people', not just passengers
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2017, 15:04:02 »

I've only encountered it before in the specific meaning of passengers.

And just to clarify my question about what % of level crossing deaths and injuries involve passengers, obviously people crossing the tracks are not passengers because they're not on a train. What I meant by passengers in this case was people crossing the railway in order to get on a train or reach a particular platform, booking office etc, or having just got off a train. Not including track workers. 
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