Are you suggesting that UK law doesn't apply on the railway?
Erm, no - not at all. Railway byelaws et Al are UK laws / is UK law. Arn't they?
That is not correct. You dont need special railway laws for this kind of situation
I didn't mean to imply otherwise. Perhaps I should have re-worded to:- it's on the railway, so railway law
should be applied.
But you only need byelaws for specific situations that don't occur elsewhere; is there any need for railway-specific legislation in a case like this?
It just happens to have occurred at a railway station.
That's is true - I thank you for mentioning your first point there.
I believe there is a need, yes.
It is not quite the same as a fight on the footpath spilling onto a road - where vehicular traffic would need to take avoiding action.
In this particular case, if the train had been on the move / departing, they would have stood next-to-no chance of coming out of that situation without severe injuries (in my own opinion, of which I am unanimous in that). Yes, it's different to being on a roadside - which is why I feel railway specific offences should be considered.
However, having said that though, i would suggest that effectively duplicating current legislation is ever so slightly needless.
To summarise:- I was asking if the law has already been duplicated, in whichever format, under the railway law(s) / byelaws.
