{"id":86445,"date":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86445"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","slug":"network-rail-shames-more-brits-gambling-with-lives-on-level-crossings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/network-rail-shames-more-brits-gambling-with-lives-on-level-crossings\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail shames more Brits gambling with lives on level crossings"},"content":{"rendered":"
Network Rail<\/span><\/span><\/span> has warned the public to stop ‘gambling with their lives’ after releasing a spree of heartstopping videos which include children dancing on crossings, parents letting toddlers roam on tracks and teens brazenly throwing bikes onto the railway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n MailOnline has compiled several videos released in the last 15 months after distressing footage last week captured the moment <\/span><\/span><\/span>a couple perilously stopped to pose on a train track in Berkshire<\/span><\/span><\/span> where trains pass at up to 100mph.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Among the footage released in the last year are several near-misses where pedestrians and motorcyclists are seen cheating death as they narrowly escape being mowed down by oncoming trains.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Another clip uncovered by MailOnline shows two teens recklessly throwing a pedal bike onto the tracks\u00a0at Cross Gates station in Leeds. Network Rail reiterated that the ‘railway is no place for games, and it certainly isn\u2019t a playground’.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n One pedestrian came within feet of a high-speed train on the West Coast main line after ignoring a red warning light<\/p>\n Other bizarre footage shows a group of children playing and dancing on the railway in Grove, Oxfordshire, forcing the driver of a 125mph express train to apply the emergency brakes<\/p>\n One pedestrian came within feet of a high-speed train\u00a0on the West Coast main line after ignoring a red warning light. The driver was forced to make an emergency stop as terrifying footage showed the man miraculously evade being hit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In a separate video, a pair of riders on a small moped narrowly escaped being struck by a train travelling at up to 70mph, after they dodged barriers at a level crossing near Littlehampton, in West Sussex.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Other bizarre footage shows\u00a0a group of children playing and dancing on the railway in Grove, Oxfordshire, forcing the driver of a 125mph express train to apply the emergency brakes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>There have been shocking incidents of children doing one-armed push ups, dog walkers sitting their pets on the tracks for photos and parents letting toddlers play on live railway lines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A pair of riders on a small moped narrowly escaped being struck by a train travelling at up to 70mph, after they dodged barriers at a level crossing near Littlehampton, in West Sussex<\/p>\n Another clip uncovered by MailOnline shows two teens recklessly throwing a pedal bike onto the tracks at Cross Gates station in Leeds<\/p>\n A spokesman for Network Rail said: ‘Taking any risks around the railway could end in death or serious injury.\u00a0When <\/span>using a level crossing, people should read instructions carefully and always respect locked gates, barriers, lights and alarms. It\u2019s not worth gambling with your life.’<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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