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Steam train driver takes photo of boy on tracks | |
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A steam train driver had to stop his locomotive to make sure it did not hit a boy playing on the railway line. | |
Phil Marsh took a photo of the youngster on the tracks in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. A woman can been seen standing nearby talking on a phone. | |
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 it was "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". | 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 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". |
An interchange on the heritage line at Princes Risborough was opened in August 2018, allowing passengers to take a steam train from Chinnor to connect 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. |