reported by the New Forest Post statement by SWT director Jake Kelly
We are pleased that Mr Faletto has finally withdrawn his case, which proves definitely that there was never any substance in the claims he made
As we have maintained all along, this case involves a serious breach of safety
The fact is that there is no evidence that there was a trolley on the line, as Mr Faletto claimed, and the safety of our passengers was not compromised at any point
The only safety risk was caused by Mr Faletto's foolhardy actions in knowingly stepping down on to a section of live track for no justifiable reason
No trolley incident was recorded in the station log or reported to the management at the time - or even when Mr Faletto was first questioned by management. There was no evidence either of any call to a signalman or station
We are not interested in a box-ticking or jobsworth approach to these issues and the decision to dismiss Mr Faletto was not taken lightly
It is very sad that an individual who was recognised by the railway has acted in this way
Will see if the Lymington Times has anything more to add, but one thing has not always been made clear. He was employed at Lymington TOWN station, the incident took place at the Pier station where he had no business to be working unless directed by management
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..and leave large numbers of people, especially in Lymington, saying he was paid off still in the belief that he's some life saving hero? A lot of people would not know there was considerable doubt about the existence of any trolley, his past history or the lies about getting a possession - SWT were quite right to vigorously defend their position. He brought it on himself, though it wasnt helped by locals and the media taking everything he said as though it was fact, jumping on a SWT-bashing bandwagon that he got swept along by.
Chris
yes, I sometimes think of Rowan Atkinson - was it in the Blackadder series, where he says "I'm going to start talking to myself, its the only way I can have an intelligent conversation at present". I wonder how many of his supporters will accept the facts, after all there seems to be a total refusal to accept them regarding the new ferries
