Does 4 also include the Pullman service?

I am posting this against my better nature, but I really want you all to see what we - who try and record Island railway history accurately - are up against in this AI age.

This total fabrication has appeared on a non local to the Island railway group, with a lengthy caption extolling the virtues of Ventnor Station. In other words, the poster totally believes it to be Ventnor. In future people will see this and also believe it to be Ventnor.

You are of course 100% right. All the 2000 plus Rail Thing and associated groups have a no AI policy but of course it’s hard to stop them all.

Level crossing closed after youths 'play chicken'


Network Rail said there had been four instances of "dangerous misuse" at the crossing over two weeks

A level crossing where children were spotted "playing chicken" with oncoming trains has been temporarily closed.

The emergency 21-day closure of Sportsfield level crossing in Featherstone followed "a sustained period of serious safety concerns", according to Network Rail.

There had been four instances of "dangerous misuse" in just two weeks, which also included a report of a child being allowed to wander onto the railway, and all the incidents could have resulted in serious injury or death, Network Rail said.

Darren Robertson-Wilson, the organisation's level crossing manager, said: "We'll work closely with the local authority and the community as we assess future options for the crossing."

The crossing was closed on Thursday after Wakefield Council gave its approval to the move.


Network Rail said all the recent incidents could have resulted in someone's death

A Network Rail spokesperson said "options for added safety measures" were being explored before the crossing was reopened, including the installation of warning lights. The nearest alternative access point for pedestrians was currently at Halfpenny Lane, the spokesperson said.

Robertson-Wilson added: "The safety of people who live near or use the railway is our top priority, and we don't take a decision to seek an emergency level crossing closure lightly. We're sorry for any inconvenience this closure might cause for residents, but the behaviour seen at Sportsfield level crossing in recent weeks has been extremely concerning."

New risk assessments would be carried out at both the Sportsfield and Halfpenny Lane crossings, the spokesperson said. "In addition, Network Rail is stepping up its community and school engagement to reinforce rail safety messages to young people."

Pedestrian 'trapped under lorry' as road shut


The road is closed by the Red Funnel vehicle ferry terminal from the Holiday Inn to Town Quay

A stretch of a main route through Southampton city centre has been closed and ferries disrupted after a pedestrian was trapped under a lorry.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said officers were called to Town Quay shortly after 10:45 BST.

The road is closed from the Holiday Inn to Town Quay.

Red Funnel's vehicle ferry is running a limited service for foot passengers, cars and small vans only between Southampton and East Cowes.

A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said: "The incident involved a patient trapped under a lorry. We attended with one ambulance crew and the air ambulance service also attended."

The patient was taken to Southampton General Hospital.

BBC Reporter Patrick Hughes who was at the scene said there is a "40m cordon in place" with a white lorry circled by police tape and "four police cars with another vehicle and a police motorbike".

"The road is closed and people have stopped going about their business to look at the scene," he added.

Those would be great if they materialize. But wouldn't they have to be in the timetables already? Or isn't there a minimum period between a timetable update and a (non-emergency) service change?