Andrew Instone-Cowie wrote... >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 > Didn't know about last week. -- Martin Clark
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