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Tram surfing featured in the Manchester evening news

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Paul’s

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Hi
Just found this article in the Manchester evening news. About the youth tram surfing in the Manchester area.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ser_Image_Story&utm_campaign=daily_newsletterHi

Talking on his mobile phone seemingly without a care in the world, this reckless teenager risks his life by riding on a rush-hour Metrolink tram.

It's the latest in a worrying and dangerous trend of so-called 'tram-surfing'.

The footage was filmed by a passenger on board a 5pm tram from Manchester to Rochdale on Monday.

Senior transport bosses said the youngster's behaviour 'defies logic' - and warned someone would be killed if the trend doesn't stop.

Bus driver Kayman Grant, who took the footage, said he hoped the boy's parents and school would see the footage - and take action....
 
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Don't really see any upside in doing this, still at the same risk of being caught fare dodging by ticket inspectors as they check everyone at the station when it stops...probably didn't get the memo.

Also imagine they wouldn't be too pleased to find him standing there! I would say he was doing it for entertainment, but he's calling on his phone so clearly not finding it that fun.
 

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Don't really see any upside in doing this

Come to Dublin to do it, there is a massive upside here. A girl who injured herself after falling off a tram got over half a million euro compensation. Apparently it was all the tram operator's fault for not having a tram that is not 100% smooth and the driver's fault for not checking every surface of the tram for a leech on departure from every stop.
 

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Come to Dublin to do it, there is a massive upside here. A girl who injured herself after falling off a tram got over half a million euro compensation. Apparently it was all the tram operator's fault for not having a tram that is not 100% smooth and the driver's fault for not checking every surface of the tram for a leech on departure from every stop.

The law is an ass sometimes. She should have been prosecuted and received £0.
 

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This "tram-surfing" is stupid. Idiotic. If people feel as though they must risk their lives to have fun, something's gone seriously wrong with their lives already. If they fall off, they will probably be killed (if they are riding on the couplings). People surf on Metro trains sometimes as well; there's a thing on BBC 3's YouTube page about a group of young lads who lost a mate through train surfing on the Paris Metro.

Whatever happened to the more innocent form of tram/Tube surfing - trying to stand up without holding on inside the vehicle?
I like trying that. But trying on a packed Central Line train isn't the best place to do it - managed to stand on someone's foot when the train started off! Also, doing it on a Class 800 trundling along the Cotswold Line looks a bit weird, so... :) (But doing it on a 166, stood up in the area by the driver's cab with the bike racks, is fun!:))

These people that do this "tram surfing" are idiots. There's no nice way of describing them.

-Peter
 

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At least four double sets out every day except Sundays.
Not at any useful time though. On the days I use the trams I never see one and I work normal office hours. Even though it's a six-minute service past Shaw it's still usually crammed after Oldham/Freehold (sorry, wandering OT).
 

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This "tram-surfing" is stupid. Idiotic. If people feel as though they must risk their lives to have fun, something's gone seriously wrong with their lives already. If they fall off, they will probably be killed (if they are riding on the couplings). People surf on Metro trains sometimes as well; there's a thing on BBC 3's YouTube page about a group of young lads who lost a mate through train surfing on the Paris Metro.


I like trying that. But trying on a packed Central Line train isn't the best place to do it - managed to stand on someone's foot when the train started off! Also, doing it on a Class 800 trundling along the Cotswold Line looks a bit weird, so... :) (But doing it on a 166, stood up in the area by the driver's cab with the bike racks, is fun!:))

These people that do this "tram surfing" are idiots. There's no nice way of describing them.

-Peter

Whilst i am not condoning their actions by doing this but they do it for the same thrill you'd get from throwing yourself out of a plane or even a roller coaster - you dont have to have had something gone wrong in your life to take part in things that give you a thrill
 

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Whilst i am not condoning their actions by doing this but they do it for the same thrill you'd get from throwing yourself out of a plane or even a roller coaster - you dont have to have had something gone wrong in your life to take part in things that give you a thrill
What I meant was that something has already gone wrong in their lives for them to think that it is a good idea to do this sort of thing. If they start risking their lives jumping out of planes under professional supervision, that's alright. But risking their lives standing on small couplings between trams? Nope! Death could easily happen in both cases, yes, but one is professionally monitored and one is just stupid.


-Peter
 

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What I meant was that something has already gone wrong in their lives for them to think that it is a good idea to do this sort of thing.

You get thrill seekers everywhere. The fact it is dangerous is why they do it. Look at free climbers.
 

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You get thrill seekers everywhere. The fact it is dangerous is why they do it. Look at free climbers.
I know that, but they need to be taught that if they do tram surfing they may not come home at the end of the day. Assuming these people are locals who do this surfing, I would hope that the local police would tell them to stop with consequences if they don't.

-Peter
 
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