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Railway trespasser escapes immediate jail term after shutting down line - at a cost of £122k #Guildford #Surrey

Christopher Howard was jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 18 months, for trespassing on the railway line at Peasmarsh in September.

A Guildford builder has been sentenced after trespassing on a railway track – and costing Network Rail more than £120,000.

Christopher Howard, 26, of Cumberland Avenue, ran onto live tracks near New Pond Road, in Peasmarsh, on Saturday September 27, resulting in the…