Can't you tell the good weather is returning? There have been a number of delays this week due to tresspassers on the ECML around the St Neots and Huntingdon areas. They haven't caused major delays or anything but they have added anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes to journey times.
The guard on last nights 17.20 told us they were attempting to vandalise something on the track but couldn't tell us what. Had they been successful, I'm sure we could all have expected a more serious delay or at worst, a serious incident.
It's not as if those repsonsible don't know that the tracks are dangerous places and tresspassing on the tracks is a serious offence. It's only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt and/or killed. I just hope it's one of them.
I also heard there was a problem with last nights 18.03. Apparently there was something wrong with the power car and it took 2 hours to make it to Tinsel Town where GNER decided to give up the ghost and cencel the service altogether.
KevinFinnerty
Yes, Fentyke. It is a sad reality that people, predominantly children think that it is a good idea to play and hang around railway lines. The electric trains are 492 tonnes in weight. Multiply that by 125 mph and you got yourself an awful lot of force to be hit with!!
I remember when i was at school... All those years ago and there was a bloke from the railway and a policeman came into our school and gave talk on the dangers of the railway. That as far as i know doesn't happen any more.
Of course, you are also going to get the people who are going to be there for the wrong reasons.... Mainly suicide.
And.... those little buggers who have the stupid idea to think that it is fun to chuck stones, bricks whatever.... even firing air guns at trains!!! It beggars belief. And then NR stop the driver and 'caution' him as to the situation ahead which means he is going slower than he would have been making him a bigger target.
Great plan. TTFN
KF