Thursday, 19 August 2010

Health and safety spared the Age of Austerity

Hot on the heels of the Coucher Memorial Fencing which has been sprouting up around the network comes the latest in safety gold plating.

Welcome to the world of Stanchion Spikes!


Eyes correspondent Captain Biggles writes...

Has there been a sudden spate of stanchion climbers?


After all, the ac electrification seems to have managed without this 'protective' nonsense for 50 years.


Note that the stanchion in the background has not been treated...


Anyone any idea how much these new Elf'n'Safety features cost?