Train line electrocution warning

2:38pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

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Railway cops have repeated their warning to children to stay off train tracks after releasing CCTV footage of a group of youths who almost electrocuted themselves on a live rail.

British Transport Police released CCTV images of the incident, which shows three young people enter Addlestone station at 1am on May 5.

It goes on to show one of the youths throwing a bin on the tracks.

The youth then removes a metal ramp used to help wheelchair-bound passengers on to trains, which he also throws on to the tracks.

The group left the station, but then returned just before 2am, when one of the youths climbed on to the tracks and placed the mental ramp on to a 750 volt live rail.

Graham Cottington, BTP schools liaison officer, said: “This incident shows clearly the lengths that youths will go to in order to prove themselves and show-off in front of their friends.”

Already this school holiday period, BTP in the south have received reports almost daily of young people involved train track offences.

PC Cottington said: “As we near the end of the summer holidays, it is important that the message is reinforced to young people to stay off the railway line.”

Anyone with information about the incident should call BTP on 0800 405040 or the witness appeal line on 020 7391 5275.