The Railway Magazine

Editor’s Comment

The totally unacceptable act of trespass

FLYING Scotsman was back in the news last month for all the wrong reasons – outbreaks of mass trespass, primarily between Burton-on-Trent and Tamworth (see story on p7).

Since its return to main line duties, the ‘Scotsman effect’ has followed, with members of the public taking leave of their senses and trespassing on railway lines (some rated at 125mph) just to get a closer look at the legendary ‘A3’.

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