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Originally Posted by Trev
Did you hear the bit where Branson described the train as "running along the er.... stones"?
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Yes Trev, I did.
It's only right that Branson should support his driver but some of the things he said were unbelievable. I got the impression that his comments were an attempt to turn the accident into a positive public relations exercise for Virgin Trains.
Last night ITN were so short of material with which to extend the story that they had to resort to an "exclusive" interview with a local farmer. He described the sound of the accident as being so loud that his wife thought a storm was brewing and that there were two flashes like localised lightning. Isn't that what you would expect when a 470 tonne electric train comes off the tracks at 95 mph? This is certainly reporting at it's best
