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Network Rail And British Transport Police Are Urging People To Stay Off The Tracks With A Hard-Hitting New Campaign, As New Survey Data Reveals 59% Of Brits DonT Know What The Third Or Electric Rail Is, And 38% Believe Electrocution From Rail Tracks WonT Cause Serious Injury. The Organisations Have Today Launched A New Series Of Films Called Stay Off The Tracks As Part Of Their Campaign, Which Aims To Raise Awareness Of The Dangers Present Around The Railway, And The Catastrophic, Life-Changing Impacts Of Coming Into Contact With Them. The Films Feature First Responders Collaborating With Professionals From The Film Industry To Recreate The Sights, Sounds And Impacts They Have Encountered When Dealing With Life-Threatening Injuries Caused By Coming Into Contact With The Electric Rail - The Rail That Powers Trains And Carries 750 Volts Of Electricity. ItS A Tactic Designed To Hammer Home The Devastating Effects Of Electrical Injuries, As Told By First Responders In Their Own Words. Nicole Lee Is The Nhs Burns Network Manager For The London And South East And Features In The Campaign. She Explains That: The Survey Also Revealed 41% Of People Believe It Is Safe To Walk On Railway Tracks If No Trains Are Coming, And 40% Think It Is Safe To Pick Something Off The Tracks As Long As They Do Not Touch Them. Likewise, A Third (34%) Of Individuals Aged 29-44 Admit They Would Take A Shortcut Across The Tracks, Similar To Those Aged 18-28 Years Old (33%), Underscoring The Urgent Need To Educate The Public Further On Railway Safety. The Railway Is Full Of Hidden Dangers, Including Being Hit By An Unexpected Train, And The Risks Posed By The Electrified Rail And Overhead Power Lines, Yet Many Have Dangerous Misconceptions About Electricity On The Railway. The Hard-Hitting Campaign Comes As The Number Of People Straying Onto The Tracks Is Set To Spike. Last Year, There Was A 20% Increase In Trespass Incidents On The Railway, After British Summer Time Began - Highlighting The Urgent Need For People To Understand The Dangers And Stay Off The Tracks. On Average, There Are 19,000 Trespass Incidents Each Year. As Well As The Devastating Human Costs, Trespassing Causes 750,000 Minutes Of Train Delay For Passengers And Ps75 Million In Direct Costs To The Taxpayer. Anthony Boyle, Mobile Operations Manager At Network Rail, Also Features In The Campaign And Says: Adam Swallow, Chief Inspector, Btp Said: Anyone Who Witnesses Trespassing On The Railway Is Urged To Contact Btp By Texting 61016 Or Calling 999 In An Emergency. To Learn More About Safe Behaviour On The Railways Visit: . About The Research This Research, Unless Otherwise Stated, Was Undertaken By One Poll On Behalf Of Network Rail During February 2025 And Surveyed 2,000 Uk: Adults (Nationally Representative On The Basis Of Age/Gender/Region). Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Donna Mitchell Senior Media Relations Manager Network Rail 020 3356 8700 07850407419 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
