Railway Safety Information Plea For Parents

CHILTERN Railways is urging parents to give rail safety information to Children before the start of the summer holidays.
With school holidays now upon us, Chiltern Railways is urging parents to warn their children of the fatal consequences of playing on or near railway lines.
Trespass and vandalism on the railways is one of the biggest potential threats to safety and can have catastrophic consequences.
Two weeks ago, a 16 year-old boy was killed after falling on to live rails at Hamworthy station, in Dorset, seconds after he had been play fighting with friends, and just yesterday, A 16-year-old was taken to hospital with a fractured skill and burns, after falling from a bridge while daubing graffiti on the railways in Kent.

It is a criminal offence to trespass on the railway, an offence that can attract a fine of up to