ANTI-VANDAL FENCE FOR DUMPTON PARK

Wednesday 24 Nov 2004

ANTI-VANDAL FENCE FOR DUMPTON PARK

Region & Route:: | Southern

Network Rail has spent almost £100,000 on more than 1.5 kms of new fencing to keep vandals off the railway. Dave Ward, Network Rail Route Director said: “Each year we spend hundreds of thousands of pounds protecting our railway from people intent on getting on to the tracks. The railway can be a dangerous place with the electrified third rail and trains travelling through at high speed. “We don’t want people to hurt themselves so we urge them to stay on the right side of the fence – away from the railway.” A mixture of high security fencing, ranging from 1.8 metres to 2.4 metres has been installed from Ramsgate Road bridge, behind Argyll Drive and towards Ramsgate viaduct, replacing fencing that had been vandalised. The work started in August and took eight weeks to complete. The other side of the railway already has new fencing, which was completed at the beginning of the year. British Transport Police and Network Rail employees also regularly patrol the railway to deter trespassers.

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