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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. ndsipa_pomu ◴[07 Dec 25 13:52 UTC] No.46181696[source]▶
I'm perfectly happy for Network Rail to prioritise customer safety. They get an unsubstantiated report from social media, so they stop services over the affected area until they can get someone to go and check. Picking up the phone wouldn't be much use as there's not teams of safety inspectors just waiting by rail bridges.

To my mind, Network Rail is blameless for this.