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The incident happened on Station Road, Maghull, on 22 October

A man has died after he was hit by a car as he walked to a railway station on his way to work, police said.

The 51-year-old was walking towards Maghull railway station when he was hit by a black Range Rover Velar on Station Road, at the junction with Tailors Lane, on 22 October.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the incident, which happened just before 07:00 BST, but he died on 7 November, police said.

A 64-year-old woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and driving whilst unfit remains under investigation.

The family of the man, who is from Maghull, paid tribute to him. They said: "We are devastated by the tragic loss of life, following being hit by a car, on his regular walking journey to Maghull [Railway] Station and work. We are heartbroken that his life has been cut short and we have lost a brother, uncle, nephew and good friend."

They said he would be "forever in our hearts", and urged anyone who saw the incident to contact police.

Det Sgt Simon Duffy said: "We are determined to establish how this tragic incident occurred, and we are following numerous lines of enquiry to establish all the facts. Despite a suspect being identified, this investigation remains ongoing and we remain very keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or was in the area at this time."

He added: "We know motorists were in the area. I would urge any drivers and pedestrians who were heading towards the nearby Maghull train station to come forward so we can establish if you may have relevant information."

He also asked people check dashcam footage "for any vital evidence which may help with our enquiries".

RTT reports that 1W11 0553 Pad to Gt Malvern was cancelled, "unknown cause"

It is natural for the Highways authorities and Network Rail to contract and pay for the repairs initially - I would not want it to be up to the [insert words] driving the log lorry to engage people and manage the show - (s)he has caused concern that (s)he can't even drive in a safe manner.     Having said which - yes - it costs Network Rail and the experts as Rebecca Watling has pointed out - but I would hope that she (or, rather her team) can then present the bill onward to the driver and his/her insurer.  I wonder if any expert here can tell us what the cost will be to Network Rail  ... and how much of that they claim back.

Yes - it will cost the public purse.  But then the public pure should be getting it back ....

Watford has been feeling the impact of cuts to its bus services in recent years. Now, a group of locals say that the Hertfordshire town’s transport system needs expanding, and have started a petition asking the council to commit to reopening a long-disused train station.

Watford West was last used as a railway station in 1996, nearly 30 years ago. It continued as a bus stop until 2003, when it was shut completely. In the subsequent decades it became rusty and overgrown, then was cleared in preparation for the ultimately doomed Croxley Link.

What of the rest of First South West? I can't see the Somerset operation standing on its own two feet.

Will the Somerset operation be folded into First West of England, or maybe First Hampshire & Dorset.

I was under the impression that scrap dealers had to be licenced now, and there needed to be a paper trail of where they obtained stuff therefore, they can't allowed tout for business anymore.

And there are short-forms this evening too:

And ominously for tomorrow morning:

I have been applying a few licks of paint in the last few hours, and will be continuing to fiddle during the day - including things like https certificates.   [etc]

1 + 1 = 1 If you have an early morning round trip out and back to a residential / suburb, and a similar evening round trip, you're just providing a single commute opportunity to the origin point of the train.

2 + 2.5 = 8 If you take the two round trips of the first example, and add two more round trips (plus - in my example - an extra single journey) you can increase the commute opportunities from one to eight (yes, 125% more trains - 700% more journey options).

How does this work? Let's see my example

To raise an old question again.
Why has it cost taxpayers this money?  Surely the cost should have claimed from the vehicle owners and their insurance companies.

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And ... flooded again

40m piling being used for the Oxford Botley Road bridge.

Replacement bridge requires piling to 35 metres depth.

Mark