Christopher Hope tells of 'extraordinary' journey after children lob bricks at train travelling 125mph

Speaking to GB News' Patrick Christys Tonight, Mr Hope said the train had been hurtling at speeds of around 125mph when it was struck by bricks.

He said the objects appeared to "break the windscreen of the train, shocking the driver".

Mr Hope told Patrick: "We were all thrown off the train at Crewe and made our way home from there.

"It just struck me that to have young children throwing bricks at trains when they're going 125 miles an hour is extraordinary.

"I've got to pay a huge amount of credit to Avanti crew, they slowed the train down, didn't stop, just slowed down, went to Crewe all very calm and left the driver to be looked after.

"He or she is upset about it not surprisingly."

Mr Hope said the incident showed the dangers faced by Britain's public sector workers on a daily basis.

He told Patrick that "it just shows outside our comfortable world we live in, there are people taking risks, delivering public services and also under threat.

"Having bricks thrown at the windscreen of a train going 125mph was terrifying for this individual."

The GB News political editor said that British Transport Police have since launched an investigation into the incident.

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Patrick expressed his shock at the "really serious" ordeal, saying: "It's not just the driver that could have been killed, I mean it's pretty much everyone onboard.

"Presumably people were very shaken at the time."

Mr Hope revealed that after the incident occurred, the "conductor came on board and said what had happened, and he couldn't quite believe it.

"He said simply that some youths from a bridge had chucked bricks at the train and they'd smashed the driver's windscreen."

Mr Hope added: "I've been on air for us on our channels since 7am, so trying to get home after a long day and then this happens.

"It's just it's a real, real warning or a reminder of what it's like out there for public sector workers."

Avanti told Mr Hope: "As the matter is under investigation by the British Transport Police, we are referring all media questions to them.

"They will be best placed to provide further details."

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