According to Network Rail and the British Transport Police, across Britain, one person trespasses on the railway every hour, putting their lives in danger. In the south, the numbers of trespassers is at a high.
Alarming new figures from Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) reveal more people than ever are risking their lives on the rail network by trespassing on the tracks in Network Rail’s Wessex route, which covers Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Berkshire.
The data, which looks at trends over the last four years, shows trespass incidents are at all-time high in the region, while nationally one person trespasses and dices with death every hour.
Last year alone there were around 1,100 incidents where people risked their lives on the rail network to the south and west of London - a 22% rise on the previous year.
Research also shows the number of young people trespassing on the tracks increases during the spring and summer school holidays.
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