Ryan Seymour was jailed for 18 months after causing £1.2 million worth of disruption to train services from Waterloo station. His reckless actions began when he abandoned a vehicle and climbed onto railway tracks to evade police, which forced Network Rail to shut down power on active rail lines for safety. This resulted in the cancellation of 358 train services and significant delays throughout the day, affecting almost 1,000 services before his eventual arrest days later. Seymour pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court for his crimes.
To keep Seymour and pursuing police officers safe, Network Rail had to turn off power to the 750-volt electric rails which powers the trains.
In total, 921 train services were impacted, with 358 completely cancelled and parts of 81 other services cancelled. These delays cost Network Rail, and the taxpayer, £1.2 million.
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