Kenton Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 problem of puffer nutters tresspassing.come on ! it is not just steam traction. There are oil box nutters as well I doubt if many of these idiots are real steam (or for that matter rail) enthusiasts. In fact I doubt if many of them even travel by rail - and that is part of the problem. People who never use the railways are unaware of the dangers. One hopes the BTP will prosocute them, and that the cost for the delays are added to the court costs that they pay.... That will never happen. I also doubt if any of them have enough intelligence to hold down a job paying enough to cover their own costs let alone the £000's cost of delays. I also doubt very much the BTP, CPS and indeed the courts to proceed with any meaningful prosecution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 Yes a pipe dream I know bout even getting them to court, but making an example of some of these idiots would at least show that the BTP and the industry are serious about protecting the bounderies. The 'puffer-nutter' phrase is what we on the inside of that fence use to refer to all those that do this sort of thing.... Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Anybody noticed that she's swapped support coaches? Makes for a lovely uniform B&C rake. Does this make me a coachie-nutter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 Shall we run a book on the amount of delay minutes these folk will run up? Andy G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 Anybody noticed that she's swapped support coaches? Makes for a lovely uniform B&C rake. Does this make me a coachie-nutter? Yes I was struck by that too. Nice blood and custard rake on a dark green loco. She looked lovely coming out of a Kings Cross. I thought I saw the odd choc and cream one in there too , but it may have been trick of light. As to people not using railways not aware of danger. Are they so stupid we really need to tell them not to trespass on railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 At Peterborough http://vid1023.photobucket.com/albums/af356/grass_stroker/IMG_1490_zpsksbjqoum.mp4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Excellent. And a nice crisp exhaust as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 As to people not using railways not aware of danger. Are they so stupid we really need to tell them not to trespass on railway. Exactly, it's not exactly rocket science. I don't know all that much about aeroplanes but I don't think that having a wander down a runway is a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2016 When you see these idiot right up against the running line it makes you thankful that a lot of stock still doesn't have retention tank toilets! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 ....As to people not using railways not aware of danger. Are they so stupid we really need to tell them not to trespass on railway. Quite probably yes. Unfortunately stupidity isn't a criminal offence. The need to get something uploaded to YouTube, Flickr, etc. now, this instant, pretty much eliminates any vestiges of common sense / self-preservation in some. Only a fatality or two will really start to drive the message home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Police chopper(s) patrolling the whole journey now. There were large crowds lineside at Retford this morning. The whole train looked magnificent and Scotsman sounded very 'sweet' at it accelerated through/past Sutton ###### Lound. I do hope some 'nutters' (total idiots IMO) get caught and prosecuted for trespass but not that that makes the headlines. Thank you NRM, DBS and NR for allowing this beautiful locomotive (and train to be fair) to be shown off in such a lovely way today. Incidentally, the 'just in case' Thunderbird Class 67 was following (not attached) at a 'discreet' distance; lovely touch. P Edited February 25, 2016 by Mallard60022 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) come on ! it is not just steam traction. There are oil box nutters as well I doubt if many of these idiots are real steam (or for that matter rail) enthusiasts. In fact I doubt if many of them even travel by rail - and that is part of the problem. People who never use the railways are unaware of the dangers. That will never happen. I also doubt if any of them have enough intelligence to hold down a job paying enough to cover their own costs let alone the £000's cost of delays. I also doubt very much the BTP, CPS and indeed the courts to proceed with any meaningful prosecution. Anybody who is incapable of comprehending the danger of getting too close to several hundred tons of metal (train or not) travelling at a mile a minute or more, frankly shouldn't be allowed out without a nurse. These morons are more likely to cause the end of main-line steam running than any shenanigans WCRC can come up with. John Edited February 25, 2016 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Quite probably yes. Unfortunately stupidity isn't a criminal offence. The need to get something uploaded to YouTube, Flickr, etc. now, this instant, pretty much eliminates any vestiges of common sense / self-preservation in some. Only a fatality or two will really start to drive the message home. [ warning - extreme heartless cynical mode is ON ] And even if there is a fatality or two, there will be other trespassers rushing to video the gory results in order to be the first onto Youtube, Snapchat, etc. with a post that might go viral (which apparently means one has really "made it" ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O. Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Catching up on bbc.com from afar... She's a beauty. Not so sure about the "Flying Scotsman in full flight after engine refit" headline... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2016 Quite probably yes. Unfortunately stupidity isn't a criminal offence. The need to get something uploaded to YouTube, Flickr, etc. now, this instant, pretty much eliminates any vestiges of common sense / self-preservation in some. Only a fatality or two will really start to drive the message home. Unfortunately, any blame for such fatalities would, almost certainly, not be correctly apportioned to the dead idiots. The railway industry would be pilloried for not fencing their property well enough to protect them from the consequences of their own stupidity. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2016 [ warning - extreme heartless cynical mode is ON ] And even if there is a fatality or two, there will be other trespassers rushing to video the gory results in order to be the first onto Youtube, Snapchat, etc. with a post that might go viral (which apparently means one has really "made it" ). Darwinism at it's very best.............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trains4U Posted February 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) I managed to get a few shots at Conington fen Level Crossing the amount of traffic was ridiculous! And there were some Choc and cream carriages in the rake... and a slightly more modern Flying scotsman... Edited February 25, 2016 by Trains4U 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trains4U Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 To be honest, a stepladder and a VERY long lens would have been useful. She stopped about 1/2 mile short of the crossing to take on water. When she set off, she created the most tremendous cloud of steam, which drifted up ahead and across all four lines, which she burst through before throttling back for the red signal at Holme junction. Conington fen is about as backwater as can be, but there must have been 90-100 people there. Holme was practically impassable, with cars parked halfway back to Yaxley and hundreds upon hundreds of spectators. I didn't spot any stupid behaviour, apart from some very inconsiderate parking and obliviousness to traffic on the roads. some people had climbed the banks up tot he fences - there were a few NR and BTP people knocking about though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 [ warning - extreme heartless cynical mode is ON ] And even if there is a fatality or two, there will be other trespassers rushing to video the gory results in order to be the first onto Youtube, Snapchat, etc. with a post that might go viral (which apparently means one has really "made it" ). Is that any different to the race to be the first person to post a picture of the newest model, show off that they could afford e.g. a rake of Drax wagons, or say "I've ordered xxx Kings"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Scotsman sounded very 'sweet' at it accelerated through/past Sutton ###### Lound. Notwithstanding all the other events of the day, did the forum software really auto-censor THAT?! Edited February 25, 2016 by Pyewipe Jct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post 4630 Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) . Edited November 15, 2016 by 4630 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Martin Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) I doubt if many of these idiots are real steam (or for that matter rail) enthusiasts. In fact I doubt if many of them even travel by rail - and that is part of the problem. People who never use the railways are unaware of the dangers. That will never happen. I also doubt if any of them have enough intelligence to hold down a job paying enough to cover their own costs let alone the £000's cost of delays Sadly, we all know that's probably not true. In any sphere of activity, there's an understandable desire to separate oneself from the more nobbish elements (e.g. "those people invading the pitch aren't real fans": well they've all got season tickets and attend every match, so what are they?) but there are plenty of examples in the RMWeb archives of people who seem otherwise pretty normal and whose love of trains - and steam locomotives, in particular - seems real enough, yet who behave like total bellends in their pursuit of the perfect photograph. Jim Edited February 25, 2016 by Jim Martin 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The loco is in 1960s livery and the attitude of many at the lineside is from the 1960s. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 I wonder if a BT Police Officer were to attend the upcoming St Neots MR Show, if he or she would see and recognise any of the trespassing twa*s caught on so many vids on farcebook. Just a thought! P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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