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Police are on the scene and working on the situation to get the people to safety.
(Permalink) Argyle Line Glasgow Central Low Level Trespass

Network Rail and the British Transport Police now have a bird's eye view of the railway, which can help to find trespassers quickly, keeping everyone safe and preventing delays.
(Permalink) British Transport Police Drones Network Rail Trespass

Trespass incidents and acts of vandalism on the railways have risen since last year.
(Permalink) Anti-social behaviour Trespass Vandalism

A rise in trespassing and vandalism at railways lines has prompted the British Transport Police to ask parents to warn their children about the dangers of playing next to the tracks.
(Permalink) British Transport Police Trespass Vandalism

Trespassers on the historic Victoria Viaduct have been warned of possible 'life changing and even fatal consequences' if they continue to break the law.
(Permalink) Leamside Line Trespass Victoria Viaduct [Durham]

A train track trespasser who walked near live lines caused a train driver to sound her horn and stop her engine.
(Permalink) Inverness Trespass

Pupils, mainly from John Paul Academy, Glasgow, were forced to do so at nearby Summerston train station on their way to school.
(Permalink) Summerston Trespass

A renewed plea has been made to keep young people off rail lines as the threat continues to haunt the area.
(Permalink) Clydebank Trespass


Clydebank: A study of the station building at Clydebank, one of the many standard structures put up on electrified lines in the Glasgow area in the 1970s leaving few original buildings. In the background is the ...
David Panton 01/12/2018

Several incidents of children trespassing on the railway have been recorded in Glasgow recently, as parents have been warned to check on their youngsters.
(Permalink) Trespass

Scotland's Railway and British Transport Police today (12 July 2021) launched a new campaign - 'shattered lives' - warning of the dangers of trespassing on the railway where making the wrong choice could lead to devastating consequences for individuals, their friends and family.
(Permalink) Safety Trespass

Purse / wallet (33%) and keys (31%) were among the other personal items adults would retrieve from the track
Yet 98% of adults understand that stepping onto the tracks carries risk of serious injury or death
Seven-time Paralympian Simon Munn, MBE, joins Network Rail and British Transport Police to launch new safety film Shattered Lives highlighting the devastating consequences of adult trespass

(Permalink) Safety Trespass

Falkirk, Larbert and Linlithgow have been identified as some of the worst locations in Scotland for people trespassing on the railway tracks - and putting their lives at risk.
(Permalink) Falkirk Larbert Linlithgow Safety Trespass

After trespassers were witnessed on the line near to Keith.
(Permalink) Elgin Keith Trespass

Fifers have been warned not to trespass on the rail line at Burntisland transport police revealed 19 incidents in the past year.
(Permalink) Burntisland Trespass

A man has been arrestedfor allegedly trespassing and obstructingrailway services.
(Permalink) Bowling Trespass

British Transport Police (BTP) have issued a warning after two five-year-old children were found playing on the railway tracks in part of West Lothian.
(Permalink) Addiewell Trespass

The 'irresponsible' pair were seen with a young child on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR).
(Permalink) Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Trespass

The British Transport Police have asked parents and carers to teach children about the dangers of playing on railway tracks after several incidents in Aberdeenshire.
(Permalink) British Transport Police Children Trespass

New data reveals shocking 40% increase in youth trespass incidents after public emerged from first national lockdown

Shocking stats reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents across the rail network.
TV personality Nadia Sawalha joins Network Rail and British Transport Police in urging parents to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts.
New safety film - Parallel Lines - launched and will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail's education partner LearnLive.

(Permalink) COVID-19 Trespass

People have been warned about the dangers of trespassing on railway lines following several incidents in Scotland - including one in Fife.
(Permalink) Dunfermline Trespass

A teenager got through a gap in a Network Rail fence beside the line in Musselburgh, climbed onto the top of a train and was electrocuted.
(Permalink) Musselburgh Trespass

Police in Ayr have vowed to step up patrols around the crumbling Station Hotel site after extremely reckless actions of youngsters entering the building.
(Permalink) Ayr Station Hotel Trespass

A warning has been issued by the British Transport Police (BTP) after two youths were spotted lying on railway tracks near Glasgow.

(Permalink) Trespass

As lockdown eased earlier this year, trespass incidents on the railway increased. More than 5,000 trespass incidents recorded between June and September 2020. September 2020 was the worst September in five years, seeing a 17% increase on same time last year.

(Permalink) Trespass

Network Railhasinstalledanti-trespass signsin Sleightsto remind walkers not to trespass on Thistle Grove railway bridge, after 23 incidentshave beencaught on camera in the area since May.
(Permalink) Trespass

Newly released figures from Network Rail have revealed that trespassers disrupted vital passenger and freight services a staggering 1,024 times during the first month of the Government's COVID-19 lockdown.
(Permalink) Covid-19 Trespass

Network Rail Scotland is urging the public to stay safe and stay off the railway during the COVID-19 lockdown.
(Permalink) Covid-19 Trespass

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