Train driver was 'reading newspaper' in Devon. 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 photograph was taken as the 05:53 BST train from Plymouth to London Paddington came out of a tunnel at Coryton, near Dawlish. This was at approx 06.40.
A spokesperson from FGW said: "First hand 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. He has not driven a train since we were made aware of this photograph," they added.
The photograph was taken as the 05:53 BST train from Plymouth to London Paddington came out of a tunnel at Coryton, near Dawlish. This was at approx 06.40.
A spokesperson from FGW said: "First hand 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. He has not driven a train since we were made aware of this photograph," they added.