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Chinnor train worker takes photo of boy on tracks | |
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A train driver had to stop his locomotive to avoid hitting a boy playing on a railway line. | |
Steam train fireman Phil Marsh took a photo of a boy on the tracks while a woman nearby stood by on a phone in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. | |
Mr Marsh, who has worked on the railways for 46 years, said he took the picture to highlight the dangers of trespassing on tracks. | Mr Marsh, who has worked on the railways for 46 years, said he took the picture to highlight the dangers of trespassing on tracks. |
He said trespassing on train tracks is "happening more and more" in the area. | He said trespassing on train tracks is "happening more and more" in the area. |
"It's very dangerous," he said. "A young lad [was] putting a stone on the railway line." | "It's very dangerous," he said. "A young lad [was] putting a stone on the railway line." |
Mr Marsh said the train was moving slowly enough to stop in time, but added a 200-ton steam train travelling at a maximum speed of 25mph would usually take "at least 100 metres to stop". | |
He said people trespassing on the heritage rail line between Chinnor in Oxfordshire and Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire was "very prevalent". | He said people trespassing on the heritage rail line between Chinnor in Oxfordshire and Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire was "very prevalent". |
People stand "in between the rails, videoing or photographing the approaching train and simply expect you to be able to stop". | People stand "in between the rails, videoing or photographing the approaching train and simply expect you to be able to stop". |
The heritage line was reopened in August 2018, allowing passengers to take a steam train from Chinnor to connections with mainline services to London. | |
The line had last offered a passenger service in August 1957. | The line had last offered a passenger service in August 1957. |
On Saturday, Mr Marsh said a drunk man was found on the tracks by a volunteer moments before a "murder mystery" train was due to pass through. | On Saturday, Mr Marsh said a drunk man was found on the tracks by a volunteer moments before a "murder mystery" train was due to pass through. |
A survey of 1,000 teenagers across the UK carried out on behalf of Network Rail showed 18% of them did not know walking along railway tracks was illegal. | A survey of 1,000 teenagers across the UK carried out on behalf of Network Rail showed 18% of them did not know walking along railway tracks was illegal. |