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Welsh farmer and a parked tractor.

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Old 28th October 2011, 17:37
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Welsh farmer and a parked tractor.

Why did he only get community service?
Why wasn't he ordered to pay all costs?

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Old 28th October 2011, 20:25
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So happy no one was injured. What a stupid thing to do!
The train driver must have been well shocked. Hope it does not derter him from doing the sterling job of keeping trains safe.
Farmer should have been made to pay for the damage too.
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Old 28th October 2011, 20:26
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What over £160,000? He'd have to sell his farm, probably not worth that much
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Old 29th October 2011, 10:56
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Why did he only get community service?
I guess the Judge decided it wasn't a big deal. It was only a train - it didn't derail and nobody was seriously injured. (Not my opinion of the seriousness, but possibly his).

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Why wasn't he ordered to pay all costs?
Possibly because he didn't have the money to pay it. If he's daft enough to park his trailer on a running line he may not be awfully good at farming either.
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Old 29th October 2011, 13:29
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After watching the video, i still can't believe the farmer left the trailor obstructing the track, i assume he was a local man and knew the line was in use, you could'nt make it up.
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Old 29th October 2011, 21:32
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He should have got at the very least, a Custodial sentence for such a Stupid act.
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Old 30th October 2011, 16:43
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I think they should have banned him from driving (oh but his livelihood might suffer!) and make him re-take a driving test with special reference to safety on the tracks (a network rail course) I wonder if he ever took a driving test in the first place? That man is an idiot and very likely to something just as stupid in the future - God help us!
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Old 30th October 2011, 18:07
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He should have got at the very least, a Custodial sentence for such a Stupid act.
£4000 a week to keep him!!!
And who would feed the horses?
Let him who is innocent cast the first stone.
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Old 30th October 2011, 18:49
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£4000 a week to keep him!!!
And who would feed the horses?
Let him who is innocent cast the first stone.
Aye laddie, hands up anyone who has never made a really stupid mistake.

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Old 30th October 2011, 19:46
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What over £160,000? He'd have to sell his farm, probably not worth that much
he should be made it pay for is stupidity he could have killed poeple over a few horses hes insured anyway make him pay
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