eastglosmog Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: ............................... There is great reward to be had in taking an interest in trains beyond Britain. Well, the great G. J. Churchward certainly thought so! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Not a level crossing, but total stupidity that came close to being a tragedy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 50 minutes ago, eastglosmog said: Well, the great G. J. Churchward certainly thought so! As did Bulleid and Gresley. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, luckymucklebackit said: Not a level crossing, but total stupidity that came close to being a tragedy The family's dress style suggests that they believe their lives are in the hands of a higher power. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 7 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said: Not a level crossing, but total stupidity that came close to being a tragedy That is horrifying. What a family of idiots, and sending the wrong message to their kids. I'd expect that sort of thing on some unfenced line in the middle of the desert, but that looks to be an elevated, suburban mainline, fenced-off too. Mindyou, I live near the KWVR, and have had to report the same trespassing on the line about three weeks in a row, a teenage lad who stomps up the line with his hood up. Must be a local given how often I've seen him. It would be bad enough on weekdays when there's only the odd engineering train running, but this was weekends when they were still running a two-train service, so something running every 40 minutes or so. Someone I spoke to (another local resident) reckons its the grown-up kids of families whose own parents were used to using the line as a shortcut. He speculated that we're probably on the second or maybe even third generation of trespassers, who've grown up thinking it's normal... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ben B said: That is horrifying. What a family of idiots, and sending the wrong message to their kids. I'd expect that sort of thing on some unfenced line in the middle of the desert, but that looks to be an elevated, suburban mainline, fenced-off too. Mindyou, I live near the KWVR, and have had to report the same trespassing on the line about three weeks in a row, a teenage lad who stomps up the line with his hood up. Must be a local given how often I've seen him. It would be bad enough on weekdays when there's only the odd engineering train running, but this was weekends when they were still running a two-train service, so something running every 40 minutes or so. Someone I spoke to (another local resident) reckons its the grown-up kids of families whose own parents were used to using the line as a shortcut. He speculated that we're probably on the second or maybe even third generation of trespassers, who've grown up thinking it's normal... The dress of that family looks to be Amish to me (no powered devices), they may be out towners. They would have to have got there by horse carriage though. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, dhjgreen said: The dress of that family looks to be Amish to me (no powered devices), they may be out towners. They would have to have got there by horse carriage though. How does the teenager in jeans and sweatshirt power his camera? 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, teaky said: How does the teenager in jeans and sweatshirt power his camera? By the power of his belief, of course...... come along now...... catch up with real USA religious fervour! Julian 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 They don't look like Amish; another source (daily Fail) suggests they were Mennonites (similar theological origins as Amish but less strict) who are widespread in Pennsylvania. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, petethemole said: They don't look like Amish; another source (daily Fail) suggests they were Mennonites (similar theological origins as Amish but less strict) who are widespread in Pennsylvania. Not quite sure why which particular branch of a religion matters when looking at the behaviour of pillocks... Julian 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Ben B said: He speculated that we're probably on the second or maybe even third generation of trespassers, who've grown up thinking it's normal... Descendants of Railway Children, no doubt ....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, petethemole said: They don't look like Amish; another source (daily Fail) suggests they were Mennonites (similar theological origins as Amish but less strict) who are widespread in Pennsylvania. The Railcam in view is Greencastle PA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2020 15 hours ago, petethemole said: The family's dress style suggests that they believe their lives are in the hands of a higher power. Maybe, but once they knew the train was coming, their belief in a 'higher power' to protect them, vanished quick smart! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Must be part of the infamous "Me-Me" family, we have loads of them round here. Usually drive BMW's/Audis, and but toilet rolls iby the hundred. Didn't realise they went over on the Mayflower though. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2020 This is pretty dreadful in its deliberate disregard, criminals out to prove how much of a danger they are to everyone else it seems https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54642297 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Reorte said: This is pretty dreadful in its deliberate disregard, criminals out to prove how much of a danger they are to everyone else it seems https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54642297 They caught the driver, spaced out of his mind by drugs by all accounts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 15 hours ago, petethemole said: They don't look like Amish; another source (daily Fail) suggests they were Mennonites (similar theological origins as Amish but less strict) who are widespread in Pennsylvania. Whoever they were, clearly they had never seen a railway line before and were unaware of its purpose; There cannot be any other explanation for their idiotic behaviour ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, caradoc said: Whoever they were, clearly they had never seen a railway line before and were unaware of its purpose; There cannot be any other explanation for their idiotic behaviour ? Their behaviour reminded me of Harry Enfields Aliens 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 9 hours ago, PhilJ W said: They caught the driver, spaced out of his mind by drugs by all accounts. .... then charged him with every offence they could think of - except anything relating to endangering the public or trespass on a railway or ............ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: .... then charged him with every offence they could think of - except anything relating to endangering the public or trespass on a railway or ............ Wouldn’t that be down to the BTP though? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: .... then charged him with every offence they could think of - except anything relating to endangering the public or trespass on a railway or ............ 12 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Wouldn’t that be down to the BTP though? Two different police authorities. The local police were the force dealing with it in the first place and have the more serious charges. The BTP can tack any charges relating to the railway onto the charge sheet later. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Two different police authorities. The local police were the force dealing with it in the first place and have the more serious charges. The BTP can tack any charges relating to the railway onto the charge sheet later. Indeed, that’s what I thought..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I didn't know it was a level crossing. The satnav just said "now turn right..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 I seem to remember that the railway offences often carry a very heavy sentence particularly if life is endangered. The charges are available to Home Office forces but the officers don't know about them. However they are all on the database of charges that all officers have access to. When I was developing that system BTP made a major contribution and obviously the railway offences were added. Jamie 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 If a train had come along at the 'wrong' moment and serious loss of life had occurred the relevant charges would have been far more serious than mere motoring and drugs offences. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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