A man has been jailed for 15 months after he drove a car half a mile down railway tracks, causing passenger delays of up to eight hours. British Transport Police (BTP) said Aaron O’Halloran’s “idiotic actions” on a stretch of track between Duddeston and Aston stations in Birmingham, which were caught on CCTV, resulted in more than £23,000 ($31,700) worth of damage. The 31-year-old, of Thornbury Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, was found guilty of endangering people on the railway, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and using a vehicle without insurance, BTP said. He received a 15-month prison sentence and was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £156 ($215) at Birmingham Crown Court on August 23. BTP said the court was told that at around 7.30 a.m. on May 9 this year, O’Halloran drove the vehicle through a gate at Duddeston station and travelled half a mile down the railway tracks …