Train driver was 'reading the paper'

Tuesday 26 July 2011 00:00 BST

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A train driver has been suspended after being photographed apparently reading a newspaper while driving a train.

The First Great Western (FGW) driver was caught on camera as the high-speed passenger train emerged from a tunnel in Devon on 4 July.

The FGW said the photograph looked quite unusual but the circumstances would be investigated.

A spokesperson from FGW said: "This photograph is frankly astonishing and appears to show behaviour that falls way short of the professional standards we expected from our train drivers. We have suspended a driver in relation to this incident, pending the outcome of a full investigation." PA

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