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19th Mar 2006, 09:25

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Shock Horror!

According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, aircraft landing at White Waltham are causing the signals on the railway line north of the airfield to trip to red, thereby holding up the trains.
Any comments from you wicked White Waltham pilots?

19th Mar 2006, 09:47

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Who asked them to install noise activated signalling then?

Assholes

19th Mar 2006, 09:55

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....thereby holding up the trains.

I can't imagine anyone would notice.

Must be a low news day.

19th Mar 2006, 10:12

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A very slow news day at the mail and without another Diana rehash story to run all they can do is this rubbish!

19th Mar 2006, 10:16

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Or could the signals have been designed for the wrong type of planes?(and there IS a Diana re-hash story - about her bodyguard!)

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Surely this is to allow very low approaches.....

19th Mar 2006, 10:55

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Wow! Excellent! If anyone is flying into Elstree on wed afternoon around 1400 then please go a bit lower over the tracks there. If a signal goes back to red on me I get a few days off!!!!!!!!