National & regional news
Life-saving campaign launched as number of teenagers Wales and Borders accessing rail tracks doubles in three years
The number of young people taking risks on the railway track has doubled Wales and Borders since 2014¹. Across the UK, in the last 12 months alone, seven young people under the age of 18 have lost their lives and a further 48 people have received life changing injuries.
Life-saving campaign reveals nearly 2,000 young people risked their lives on the railway between London and Carlisle
Figures released by Network Rail and British Transport Police have revealed that nearly 2,000 young people have risked their lives by trespassing on the railway between London and Carlisle in the last four years.
Life-saving campaign launched as youths accessing rail tracks in the Anglia region up 40% in five years
Alarming new figures show that the number of young people taking risks on the railway track is up by 40% in the Anglia region in the last five years.
Life-saving campaign launched as youths accessing rail tracks in Southend more than doubles in four years
Alarming new figures show that the number of young people taking risks on the railway track has more than doubled in the Southend area in the last four years.
Life-saving campaign launched as youths accessing rail tracks in Norwich more than triples in four years
Alarming new figures show that the number of young people taking risks on the railway track has more than tripled in the Norwich area in the last four years.
Life-saving campaign launched as youths accessing rail tracks in Ipswich nearly doubles in four years
Alarming new figures show that the number of young people taking risks on the railway track has nearly doubled in the Ipswich area in the last four years.
Life-saving campaign launched as youths accessing rail tracks in Cambridge nearly doubles in four years
Alarming new figures show that the number of young people taking risks on the railway track has nearly doubled in the Cambridge area in the last four years.
Life-saving campaign launched as new figures reveal one teenager risks their life on railway tracks every four hours
Alarming new figures reveal more than a quarter of teenagers (27%) confess to behaving in a way that could endanger their life on the railway. One in 10 teenagers admitted to walking along the railway line - more than two fifths of those (42%) in the last year¹.
Results 6281 - 6288 out of 14501