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Old June 17th 16, 08:51 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:43:29 -0700 (PDT)
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So is it the intention of these deliberate derailers, or catch points as th=
ose of us not in the press know them, to cause the train to smash into an o=
verhead wire support with such force that it bends in two? What would be th=
e result if the driver, who was presumably in the cab at the time, or passe=
ngers had been killed or seriously injured as a result?


What would you have prefered, another head on crash into the path of an
intercity?

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