TRESPASSERS WARNED TO STAY AWAY AS TRAINS INCREASE

Tuesday 12 Apr 2005

TRESPASSERS WARNED TO STAY AWAY AS TRAINS INCREASE

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Network Rail issued a stark warning to would be trespassers today – stay off the railway and stay alive. Dyan Crowther, Route Director, Network Rail said: “From Sunday 24 April additional freight trains will operate on the Hull Docks railway line. This is a known hotspot for trespass and we urge children and adults alike to stay away. “The recent tragedy at Darlington serves as a hard hitting reminder of the potentially fatal consequences if you choose to trespass on the railway.” If anyone witnesses somebody trespassing or committing other crimes on the railway contact the British Transport Police on freephone 0800 405040 – report it don’t ignore it.

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