Train guard left at Burley-in-Wharfedale station causes delay [BBC News]





Date: 31/01/2017

A guard was accidentally stranded at a railway station when the train left without him. Passengers had to get out through the driver's cab door at the next stop and were delayed for an hour waiting for another train.


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Train guard left behind at station
Burley-in-Wharfedale station

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Passengers were left at the next stop waiting for another train.

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