Vandal attack on train

Title

Vandal attack on train

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Oni Bhattacharya reports on an investigation by British transport police into how a train driver was almost blinded when a object hurled through his cab window sent shattered glass into his eyes. This was the second such incident in recent days and concern is growing over the problem of vandals. Includes interview with Inspector Peter Bird.

Contributors

Oni Bhattacharya; Peter Bird

Keywords

Crime; Police; British Rail; Railway transport; Railway workers; Vandalism; Transport personnel; Train drivers; Walton-on-Thames

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