AS guards have been mentioned, late 70's at Odiham and the station finally starts to move into the 20th century, the old gate barrier with the concrete block on it as a counterbalance is replaced by a new raised heated building and electric barriers...
Enter the Station Commander in his new staff Mini, said Staish flag flying drives up to the gate and the guard opens it and salutes him, Staish being low down in a mini and the new box being raised up does not see this, so decides to reverse up to ask why he wasn't saluted, unfortunately by this time the barrier is on its way back down, design oversight means it does not have a stop button, nor does the guard have a line of sight on the Mini and as these things play out, the barrier comes crashing down on the new Mini pinning it in place and damaging the roof....
Staish now on the way to a coronary gets out and starts to berate the guard, enters the SWO who watching this all happen from the pavement as he is coming out to see the guard and confirms he did salute and that the Staish is all at fault.. car dragged out from under barrier causing more damage as it needs to complete the cycle before it can go back up, days later barrier hastily modified to allow it to be stopped mid travel and the direction reversed.
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Last edited by NutLoose; 18th Sep 2018 at 15:09.