TRESPASSING
IT IS AN OFFENCE TO TRESPASS ON ANY RAILWAY LAND.
THIS INCLUDES:
- PAST ‘NO PASSENGERS PAST THIS POINT’ SIGNS
- LEVEL AND FOOT CROSSINGS WHEN THE GATES ARE CLOSED OR A TRAIN IS COMING
- ANY LAND WITHIN THE BOUNDARY FENCE
IF YOU TRESPASS ON ANY RAILWAY LAND, YOU ARE NOT ONLY PUTTING YOURSELF AT RISK, BUT THE LIVES OF OTHER AROUND YOU
WHEN A TRESPASS INCIDENT IS REPORTED, IT HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE TRAINS CAN BE ALLOWED TO RUN AT FULL SPEED. THIS MEANS PUTTING OTHERS IN DANGER WHEN TRYING TO FIND THE CULPRIT.
RISKS TO YOU INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- WEILS DISEASE FROM RAT URINE
- HUMAN WASTE
- OVERHEAD LINES AND 3RD RAIL (ELECTRICITY CAN JUMP IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS)
- TRIPPING HAZARDS
- HYPERDERMIC NEEDLES (THROWN FROM OVERBRIDGES)
- MOVING PARTS ON POINTWORK
- TRAINS THEMSELVES
A HUMAN LIFE IS NOT WORTH A PICTURE
DON’T RUN THE RISK
Loco Yard 
It’s crazy how many people ignore this.
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Always one who thinks they are smarter than everybody else. Usually the guy who causes subsequent restrictions, spoiling the fun for everybody else.
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Its crazy! I once saw a person jump on the track in front of a stationary Tornado at Salisbury to take a photo. Mental
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I saw a guy walk across 4 running lines at Carlisle to photo 46233 once.
I made sure it cost him £50 to the BTP! 😄
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Not just mainline, the amount of times I’ve seen people go past the “Do not not pass this sign” signs at the end of the platform at Winchcombe has been amazing. People claiming they thought it was only for authenticity – pah!
If you want to be allowed to go lineside, either take the safety courses and pay for a pass, or become a volunteer and don an orange jacket (as I do, very handy for our steam gala standing just past the barrier so no heads in the way!) 😀
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