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On Dec 4, 8:35*am, " wrote:
I am going to reproduce below the entire Section 9 statement I have
made in respect of being accosted by Network Rail staff at Birmingham
New Street Station last Friday. This is now the subject of both a
British Transport Police investigation against the railway staff
involved, the subject of a formal complaint to Network Rail and I am
taking legal advice regarding trespass to the person. For all railway
photographers out there, take note! *If a middle-aged man in a suit is
treated so appallingly, Heaven only knows what railway staff get away
with in respect of others.
Anyone with similar experiences might care to post the same or contact
me directly.
Thanks for your time.
Marc,
1. Thank you for posting.
As I've already said, I'd echo this sentiment.
2. May I encourage you to pursue this by all legal means. Sue the
b*st*rds if you can afford it.
I suspect that Marc is well placed to pursue this in a measured and
intellignet way.
3. Contact your MP in this regard.
He or she will probably have no idea on this at all. Worth a try,
though.
The media is worth a go, too. If "you" can get to them first and put
your "side" of the story, it can be effective.
4. Please post here if your fellow enthusiasts can help. I for one
will be more than happy to write a letter to the New Street Station
Manager. Better yet, my computers can keep his fax machine busy for a
long time.
That, on the other hand, would be counter-productive and would probably
equate enthusiasts with geeks and pains in the arse.
What I didn't say on my first reply on the subject was that quoting the
Network Rail guidelines would leave Marc open to not having "reported
in" when arriving on the station. The fact that he was there merely to
change trains and took an "opportunist" photograph outlines this
actually rather significant "hole" in the guidelines themselves.
Just taking a detached view for a moment, what **possible** harm or risk
can someone taking a picture of a nameplate on a locomotive *do*? Do
these people actually stop and think that?
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK
Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk