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Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

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263 points josephcsible | 1 comments | 07 Dec 25 00:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rkachowski ◴[07 Dec 25 12:53 UTC] No.46181343[source]▶
> Network Rail said the railway line was fully reopened at around 02:00 GMT and it has urged people to "think about the serious impact it could have" before creating or sharing hoax images.

Perhaps Network Rail should have a system of asserting rail integrity that is independent of social media (?!!?)

for real, pick up the phone and ask someone (??)

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1. Eddy_Viscosity2 ◴[07 Dec 25 13:07 UTC] No.46181418[source]▶
> or real, pick up the phone and ask someone

I mean, they did do that eventually. But if the image was convincing, then stopping the train immediately is the rational choice. Erring on the side of a small delay rather than a train disaster is the right thing to do in this situation.