Gestapo Watch - taking photo on train 'terror threat'

[TonyGosling]

'When I told him I had taken some photos he said it was illegal under the Terrorism Act and that I could be arrested and demanded my name and address. 'He said there were police officers on the train and I may be arrested for taking the photographs. 'He said he had powers given to him under the Railways Act to ask me for the information and it was an even more serious offence for me not to comply. 'I felt as if I was in a police state. He explained that for some reason it was for my own protection but my argument was that every passenger on the train would have needed protection in the event of an emergency. 'He told me he would make a note of our conversation so that they could be used in the event of a prosecution. He was pleasant enough but it was a frightening and chilling experience for me.'

Terror arrest threat for rail passenger who took photos on train to prove overcrowding
7th July 2010
A rail passenger who took photographs of an overcrowded train carriage was threatened with arrest under anti-terror laws.
Nigel Roberts, 41, was so appalled by the cramped conditions commuters have to endure he warned a ticket inspector that dangerous overcrowding could cost lives.
But when the IT worker showed his mobile phone photos of luggage-crammed aisles and exits he was told it is 'illegal' to take such pictures and threatened with prosecution.
The inspector then demanded Mr Roberts' personal details.
Mr Roberts' traumatic journey began when he joined South West Trains' Weymouth to London service at Southampton.
As soon as he boarded the train he saw the carriages were full of piled-up suitcases, bags and backpacks. Even the overhead racks were stuffed with heavy luggage - and vital passageways to the doors were also blocked..............

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1292717/Terror-arrest-threat-r ail-passenger-took-photos-train-prove-overcrowding.html