There was a film with, I think, James Cagney. A bunch of escaped cons stop a freight train. They execute a man by forcing his head between the spokes of a driving wheel and easing open the throttle so the train moves forwards a foot or two, and the con-rod does the business. You can imagine the details, I expect. (You have to if you watch the movie!)

I'm sure I've mentioned this before, ages ago. It must have been a convenient way of bumping people off. It would be less useful in te UK, as there are fewer handy stretches of unattended and unseen track.

Any views on this?