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Railways: Safety

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent steps the Government has taken to publicise the dangers of playing on or near railway tracks to young people; (232224)

(2) what recent steps the Government has taken to prevent children from playing on or near railway tracks.

Network Rail's ‘No Messin’!’ campaign seeks to reduce crime and trespass on the railway by young people. It has been developed to appeal to them by using a style and language they will understand. Network Rail's initiative is reinforced by campaigns run by train operators to educate children in schools about the dangers of trespassing on the railway.

These measures are further supported by the British Transport Police who work with the industry to reduce incidents of crime and trespass.