Residents caught trimming bushes on railway line

Residents caught trimming bushes on railway line Residents caught trimming bushes on railway line

RESIDENTS trimming vegetation on a railway line caused speed restrictions this morning.

A train driver spotted some people on Network Rail land near the track the London side of Chalkwell station.

The signaller was informed who enforced a speed restriction while Network Rail sent a manager to the scene.

The residents were warned of the dangers and went back inside.

The incident meant speed restrictions were in place for around five minutes shortly after 11am on Monday on the c2c London Fenchurch line.

 

Comments(12)

whateverhappened says...
3:16pm Mon 18 Feb 13

The incident meant speed restrictions were in place for around five minutes..
WoW i wonder how many trains were affected.

BASILBRUSH says...
3:35pm Mon 18 Feb 13

What Numpties though.
Nearly as clever as the residents that dump rubbish over the fence at the end of their gardens onto the railway embankment. Do they not realise how easy it is to trace them as Fly tippers?

foxy108 says...
3:38pm Mon 18 Feb 13

So can anyone tell me why the trains were dragging their heels this morning? My train got to West Ham at 8.55 instead of 8.45; trust hedge trimming wasn't the cause.

ducky18 says...
3:56pm Mon 18 Feb 13

The c2c website said that trains were delayed due to a passenger being taken ill on a previous train?!!

Shoeburylass says...
4:05pm Mon 18 Feb 13

great headline – I nearly spat my tea out.

AnotherSister says...
4:19pm Mon 18 Feb 13

Shoeburylass wrote:
great headline – I nearly spat my tea out.
LOLOL our minds must be working on the same track (pardon the pun) as I nearly spat mine out too. Conjours up all sorts of images.

Diannah says...
4:27pm Mon 18 Feb 13

Wonder if they were offering vajazzles as well as bush trimming!

jolllyboy says...
4:39pm Mon 18 Feb 13

What do you expect if those that should do it dont.

Alekhine says...
4:49pm Mon 18 Feb 13

Overgrown bushes?

grippie says...
5:02pm Mon 18 Feb 13

What a short and (blood) curling tale

go get em says...
6:28pm Mon 18 Feb 13

Trim my bush !!

Would have been a great headline on valentines day.

Seasider90 says...
7:33pm Tue 19 Feb 13

Obviously Brazilians moved out of the London boroughs

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