Dalmuir revealed as “high risk” location for rail trespass
Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire, is flagged as a “high-risk trespass location” as figures reveal over 250 incidents of dangerous behaviour occur on Britain’s railways each week.
The dangerous activities include “train surfing”, walking across tracks, and taking pictures from dangerous places.
A third of cases are reported to be children.
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The reported “high-risk” locations.
Allan Spence, Network Rail’s head of passenger and public safety, said: “Young people and adults alike continue to risk their lives by stepping out on to the track, and it has to stop.
“Every day we see over three dozen incidents and each one could be a potential catastrophe leading to life-changing injuries or even death.
Every year hundreds of people unintentionally take risks on the railway and lose.
We’re at Birmingham New Street today to raise awareness of the dangers of the railway #YouVsTrain
Find out about our new national partnership to tackle risk taking here: https://t.co/GdTK0pMamn pic.twitter.com/nOPO4UB6R3
— British Transport Police (@BTP) May 8, 2019
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BTP Assistant Chief Constable Robin Smith said: “The lack of knowledge about the potential dangers seems to be why young people choose the tracks as a good place to take risks, so our main focus is on providing much-needed education.”
