Building workers risk their lives near Avoncliff

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[moonraker]

     http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/search/4298050.It___s_plain_loco_near_Bradford_on_Avon/

  This is a clip from this weeks Wiltshire Crimes reporting on building work at Avoncliff.    As usual the report has inaccuracies the most obvious being 100 MPH speed.

  As we all know it is 70 mph and trains stopping at Avoncliff will be doing about 30 at the most.....    It never ceases to amaze me at the stupidity of Joe Public and Railways not many folk would dream of walking across a motorway with tools and building supplies

  Darwin Award for those involved

[devon_metro]

Workmen refurbishing a former mill in Avoncliff village have been spotted running across tracks on a bend near Avoncliff Halt, which is used by First Great Western express trains travelling from Bristol to Plymouth, to get to the building as there is no other form of access.

Where do they make this up from??

The only Bristol to Plymouth express trains are operated by Cross Country and on run on selected weekends when the mainline is shut.


On a side note, My local paper mentioned that the 12B and 12C bus routes failed to stop at a bus stop due to poor access. I'm not surprised considering the former doesn't exists and the later doesn't go past that particular bus stop! I'm sure Z^e might know what i'm on about if he ever reads the Herald Express!

[inspector_blakey]

Ok so the story may be inaccurate about the exact line speed and the route of the trains involved (but it is true that FGW^▸ (First Great Western) expresses to PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) travel at over 100 mph, they just don't do it through AVF  ), but full marks to the local rag for picking up on the story and reporting it. It doesn't matter where a train's travelling from and to, when it hits you the consequences remain much the same.

If they're using an authorized foot crossing that's cretinous enough, but if they're just swanning across a mainline railway carrying their building materials that's lunacy, and criminal lunacy to boot given that railway trespass is an offence.

[John R]

Workmen refurbishing a former mill in Avoncliff village have been spotted running across tracks on a bend near Avoncliff Halt, which is used by First Great Western express trains travelling from Bristol to Plymouth, to get to the building as there is no other form of access.

Where do they make this up from??

The only Bristol to Plymouth express trains are operated by Cross Country and on run on selected weekends when the mainline is shut.

But they are diverted via Bath at weekends currently, so it isn't not an unreasonable statement. Who knows whether or not the photo was taken on a Saturday?

[smithy]

that is not the only act of stupidity around same area.

i have personally witnessed a young woman wrestling pushchair (complete with kid)shopping bags and a dog on lead across the foot crossing near BOA when a cardiff bound 158 s heading towards her.the 158 had just left BOA so not going that quick and could of stopped but the point is she had a complete disregard for the dangers,just imagine if the service was late and running fast so not calling at BOA she could of been toast and took the child with her.