Police have used anti-terrorism legislation to stop more than 60,000 people near railway lines between October 2007 and September 2008.

The figures, unveiled by the Liberal Democrats, show that a further 60,000 people were stopped using stop-and-search powers.

There is a wide interest in railways in this country and to stop someone simply for taking a photograph of a train is crazy. Using anti-terrorism legislation as the vehicle for this is utter madness and an abuse of police power.

Barcode Nation is writing to the Home Office demanding an explanation for this abuse of power, not to mention the waste of police time and money.