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Old 7th February 2009, 23:12
fsmr fsmr is offline  
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Insane Tornado spotters today on the ECML

Went down to Holme between Peterborough and Huntingdon. Most folks stayed on the correct side of the fence, but some idiots decided to stand on the opposite side, trackside, not even with hi vis gear not that that make s difference one guy feet off the down line with his back to it!
After an EMU blasted them and they still didn't move, the next down was a GC 125 which crawled up and stopped and b!! them. Next up train also stopped and told anotherr group in the same location to get off the trackside
This resulted in a backlog of trains all being stopped and crawling through until a NWR guy arrived an verified all was clear
This delayed Tornado which was now running at under 50mph on cautions behind the backlog
Thanks guys, you have probably put Mainline steam, back 40 years and cost £1000s in delay charges which will make NWR reluctant to allow steam even more

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