Boy gets hit by train. (HST?)

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:49 pm

Hi all,
Just been watching the East Midlands news. First item was about a boy who decided that he was clever enough to go onto the lines (Midland Mainline,) and race the train. Now his friends are trying to warn others not to play on the railway line.

Anybody with common sence should now not to go onto railway lines in the first place.

Condolences to the boys family.

Paul

philbozz · Post by **philbozz** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:53 pm

racing trains??

running along side?

if he was tryin 2 play chicken with one he should've manged to get out the way of it...unless he underestimated the speed...or fell over or sumthin

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:02 pm

I can't remember exactly what he did, i was so angry! If can be bothered to learn trackside safety and know exactly what to do then why can some people just go ahead being stupid on railway lines? It's not on.

Now his parents will probably try to sue midland mainline...

Paul

jjules · Post by **jjules** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:05 pm

Hmm, yeah I'd bet they will. Such a ridiculous thing to do (both racing the train and sueing MML). I assume he was racing it as in running on the line, trying to run at 125MPH...Fool.

Still, I extend condolences to the child's family.

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:10 pm

The line speed is apparantly 100 mph there. Not exactly 125 mph, but even if the line speed was 5mph he should not go playing on railway lines!
Thats all there is to it.

Paul

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:19 pm

Darwinism in practice.

jjules · Post by **jjules** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:25 pm

I gathered it was less than 125MPH, but I was assuming. I don't know the east lines very well.

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:29 pm

anyone found any online news reports, this sounds a bit fantiful to me. Not saying it didnt happen, but someone running along the track next to a train sounds incredible.

I thought u ment he was driving his car along the track, and got hit by a train coming the other way.

philbozz · Post by **philbozz** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:32 pm

Now his parents will probably try to sue midland mainline...

hmm...everything is sueing nowadays

While i was sat in the A&E department of Sandwell general(really its just the ambulance garage-cos the proper one burnt down) there were signs 'Had an accident not your fault you could claim'

ca55ie · Post by **ca55ie** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:34 pm

philbozz wrote:hmm...everything is sueing nowadays

you should see it in america

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:41 pm

Can't find any online stuff about it, but acording to EMT the actual thing happened last week! People are now laying flowers down as tributes.

nightbeaver911 · Post by **nightbeaver911** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:55 pm

ca55ie wrote:
philbozz wrote:hmm...everything is sueing nowadays
you should see it in america

No thanks, I hate been asked by people in the street if ive had a accident, I love pretending to trip over a paving slab when I walk past. Now thats very off topic.

This lad shouldnt try racing a train and he got what was coming to him, let that be a lesson to him.

pepsipowell · Post by **pepsipowell** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:14 pm

philbozz wrote:While i was sat in the A&E department of Sandwell general(really its just the ambulance garage-cos the proper one burnt down) there were signs 'Had an accident not your fault you could claim'

This is so true, when I was at Southampton General recently (for obvious reasons), there were even stacks of leaflets for personal injury lawyer firms. I wonder how much they pay the hospital to have tham there?

Jonathan

jains15 · Post by **jains15** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:47 pm

buffy500 wrote:Darwinism in practice.

apparently he said to his mates who were trying to get him down

"It's OK i'm Irish"

just quoting the TV.

condolences to his family. and to the train crew, and emergency services who had to clear him up.

Its all very sad.

Stooopidperson · Post by **Stooopidperson** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:29 am

He might have watched "Superman"!

I'm not sure which movie(maybe the first movie) but he ran beside the train and beat it. Since he was ahead of the train. He jumped across the crossing a few seconds before the train came!