callum112233
Member
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...owly-avoids-being-hit-by-a-train.html#article
He clearly fell on the 3rd rail then nearly got hit by the train.
He clearly fell on the 3rd rail then nearly got hit by the train.
Sorry, I was aware it happened in 2011 but haven't personally seen the footage until now.
Dramatic CCTV footage has been released showing a reckless cyclist narrowly escaping death by just five seconds as he runs across a train track.
The man can be seen cycling on the platform before jumping off his bike to quickly dash across the track - but stumbles and falls in front of an oncoming train.
He then struggles to get up and has to frantically crawl across the track to hide under the platform - missing the train by a matter of seconds.
Seconds later a second train then passes on the adjacent track, heading in the other direction.
The incident at Littlehaven Station in Horsham, West Sussex, was filmed in 2011 and the man was prosecuted for malicious intention as he caused trains to be delayed.
He was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
The dramatic video was today released by Network Rail as they begin a new campaign to stop people trespassing on railway lines.
It was released by Network Rail to promote a new film called 'No going back'; which is targeted at school children aged 12 years old and older.
They hope to highlight how seemingly harmless pranks or jokes with friends can lead to fatal consequences.
Nicola Dooris, who is part of the team who created of the film, said: "Films like these are a great way to engage school children and really bring home how dangerous the railway can be.
"Many schools are located close to the railway track so we believe the behaviour shown in the film is something all children can identify with.
"We hope that everyone who sees this film will be able to put themselves in the character's shoes and realise that messing around near the track can have very dire consequences."
In the last five years 142 people have lost their lives on the railways, many of them teenagers, and a further 254 have been injured.
He was the thickness of a tracksuit top from getting fried! That and the rubber sole of his trainers when he got back up.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...owly-avoids-being-hit-by-a-train.html#article
He clearly fell on the 3rd rail then nearly got hit by the train.
First time that sports gear has done him any good from the looks of things.
My question is why?
What was he hoping to achieve? He left his bike on the other platform and it wasn't as if he was rushing for the train cause it wasn't stopping anyway
God, what a ****ing idiot.
yeh the problem is people fall onto the 3rd rail and just "cook".
... and you'd just watch them ?
? When did i say id just watch them?
Where OHLE is concerned keep well away -
(link below not for the faint hearted, age restricted, may not be suitable for the site so understand if is deleted BUT hopefully a deterrent to anyone considering graffiti/cable theft/trespass for fun or any other bizarre reason folk may have for climbing on the roof of a train.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNSXJQ5Xs0
People who come in to contact with electrified rails on the whole don't just 'cook' - the implication being (and forgive if I have got you totally wrong) is that there is nothing you can do. The majority of people (including myself) who have come in to contact with conductor rails don't cook usually because it is in a casual or sometimes calculated nature (avoiding earthing).
In those instances where people do create an earth prompt action can save them - don't assume someone on a conductor rail will 'cook'.
I disagree. We should be showing this to all 14+ aged school pupils if parents consent.
If you look at the speed the fat git lifts his belly off the 3rd rail I would hazard a guess that he did get electrocuted and that caused his stomach muscles to contract which would have lifted his not inconsiderable midriff off the rails.
DC makes your muscles contract which is why, if you touch the 3rd rail with your open hand, it makes you grab hold of it, please do not try this, you will probably die eventually!
you misunderstand me, im just saying that if you get electrocuted by conductor rail the way it kills you is you most likely have fallen on it and just stay there and cook, whereas OHLE just throws you and kills you in one big hit... virtually instantly.
Of course if you are insulated or are not earthed you will basically be ok.
Im not saying give up hope on someone who has come into contact with one. Got a short circuit bar in my cab!