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Do they still have the signs saying
Stop, Look, Listen or about the trespassing on the railways?
Good advicethat has saved many lives but often ignored these days as are signs telling people to keep off the railway tracks. A good example was at Peterborough when two engines arrived via the rarely used connection to the ECML. A family out for a walk along the track were surprised to find a couple of jundred tons of diesels bearing down on them. luckily the engines were going slowly but if the branch gets used more frequently the engines will not be travelling at walking pace. A few days later to boys came out at the jubction with the NVR on their bikes, riding down the middle of the tracks until they reached the turn out, when I remarked that engines still used the line all I got was two fingers raised in salute.
I'm afraid that if you do not follow the simple rules then sadly fatalities will continue to happen and the drivers always have to live with what they cannot avoid.
John (G)
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