Martin Clark wrote: > Andrew J Instone-Cowie wrote... >> If the main concerns over unescorted passage are over access to the live >> rail tunnels, could these not be gated to prevent access from the canal >> tunnel? > > The adits through to the disused tunnels are an escape route, and I > presume they form the same function as an evacuation route from the live > rail tunnel, so any gates must be openable in an emergency, which could > lead to non-emergency abuse. > >> I gather there have been a couple of unescorted (and completely >> unauthorized) boat passages through Standedge recently ;-) > > Only one that I have heard of!
One last year: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=13604 Another last week: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=28641
