Police hunt CCTV pair after vandals try to derail train (From Worcester News)
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Police hunt CCTV pair after vandals try to derail train
9:33am Thursday 6th September 2012 in News By Robert Hale
CCTV: Police want to speak to these two men
THESE are the two men police are looking for in connection with the dumping of a section of steel rail on the Malvern to London mainline which was hit by a passenger train.
The incident took place at 3.41pm on Wednesday, August 22, when a First Great Western passenger train struck a length of scrap rail on the line near Sling Lane, between the Great Malvern and Link stations.
None of the passengers or staff on board the 3.22pm service to London Paddington service was injured and the train remained upright and on the tracks.
However, the incident caused big delays for hundreds of passengers as services to and from Birmingham, Oxford and London, and the West Country were cancelled or held up.
Police say the outcome could have been far worse.
They are now keen to eliminate the two men from the investigation.
Detective Inspector Andy Irwin-Porter said: “This was an extremely serious incident which could so easily have resulted in tragedy.
“An investigation is ongoing to discover how the object came to be on the line and whether it had been placed there deliberately.
“As part of that investigation, I now need to identify the men in these photographs and speak to them about this incident.
“If you know their identity, or their whereabouts, please contact British Transport Police straight away.
“Alternatively, if you are one of the men in these photographs, it’s essential that you come forward and speak to us as you may have key information which can assist this investigation.”
Anyone with information about this incident should contact British Transport Police on Freefone 0800 405040 quoting reference B2/WWA of 05/09/2012 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Comments(12)
Mr Analysis
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3:48pm Thu 6 Sep 12
penelope52@btinternet.com
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9:20pm Thu 6 Sep 12
katiekins
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9:26pm Thu 6 Sep 12
spider666
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9:36pm Thu 6 Sep 12
TmP
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7:30am Fri 7 Sep 12
When the culprits are found please no lenient sentence throw the book at them and do not excuse them for their poor upbringing.
SMC73
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8:02am Fri 7 Sep 12
maximuss1
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8:07am Fri 7 Sep 12
katiekins
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8:56am Fri 7 Sep 12
maximuss1 wrote:Your probably right thats what will happen...........
i can just see it now, we are sorry your honer but we are drug addicts, ok no problem lets put you in rehab and help you as much as we can. after all it was a courageous act to try and derail a train.
pronstar
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10:10am Fri 7 Sep 12
The problem is mindless scrotes like this are everywhere.
Nikrem
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11:49am Fri 7 Sep 12
I hope you get whats coming to you, Brainless parasites
mauro balbino
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2:46pm Tue 11 Sep 12
spider666 wrote:It is a tradition from the Ius Romanum and I agree that is the right way to consider suspects, but what do you understand for "police hunt" when they are the very first words you can read?
The good thing about our legal system is that you're innocent until proven guilty,some people seem to not realise that
mauro balbino says...
1:29pm Thu 6 Sep 12
An act of vandalism close to terrorism.
Such irresponsibility should never be allowed to walk around among regular people.
I wish their punishment sets an example to other anti-social behaviour minded people.