Two building firms have been fined a total of £18,000 after the scaffolding they erected collapsed onto a railway line at Aberystwyth station.
The charges follow an accident on 22 February 2005 when a 52m-long, three-level-high section of system scaffolding on a building site adjacent to Aberystwyth railway station collapsed and obstructed the track.
at Wednesday, March 18, 2009, Two Firms Fined £18,000 After Scaffolding Collapse On Railway Lines, Archives March 2009
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My friend worked for one of the firms and lost his job cause of the fines. He always said they erected the scaffolding to quickly and reckoned some missed some couplers.