 Did you know that every year people are injured or killed trespassing on railway tracks?
You should know that …
- Walking on or near the tracks except at an official crossing is a crime - you or your parents could be fined up to £1000.
- Throwing things at trains is a crime - if serious damage is caused or life endangered you could be sent to prison for life.
- Putting things on the track that can damage or derail a train is a crime - you can be sent to prison for life for a serious offence.
- Did you know 7 children under the age of 16 died while trespassing on railways on 2005
A survey of school pupils from across the UK revealed some shocking facts.
- 30% of pupils admitted to being involved in one or more acts of railway crime.
- 20% said that they had taken short cuts across or along a railway line.
- 10% said they had thrown things on a railway line.
- 8% had placed objects on the line or thrown things at passing trains.
 If you have any information about crime or people
acting dangerously on a railtrack near you, call the
Railway Crime Hotline on
0800 40 50 40.
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