Shocking footage of a person narrowly missing being hit by a train travelling at over 100 mph has been released by Lumo and Hull Trains.

Shocking footage of a person narrowly missing being hit by a train travelling at over 100 mph has been released by Lumo and Hull Trains. The near miss happened in North Tyneside and was captured from CCTV on a Lumo train on the East Coast Main Line.

The footage has been released as part of the railway’s annual Rail Safety Week to highlight how to stay safe on and around the railway. Rail Safety Week is an industry-wide initiative that promotes and helps to improve safety on and around the railway for workers and the public. In doing so, it aims to reduce accidents and, through education, create a strong safety culture across Britain’s railway network.

In the video, a runner is seen failing to use a crossing safely, underscoring the importance of paying attention to surroundings and following any instructions displayed at a railway crossing. The near miss happened in North Tyneside and was captured from CCTV on a Lumo train on the East Coast Main Line.

During the past year, Lumo and Hull Trains, in association with the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, have presented rail safety programmes to 45 schools. The programme aims to spread the importance of rail safety to young people, educators and parents in schools across the UK.

To help tell school children the importance of rail safety, Network Rail has launched a series of films that use big-screen production techniques. Network Rail, train operators, and the British Transport Police are jointly running a ‘No Second Chances‘ level crossing safety campaign.

“This footage is an important reminder of the importance of rail safety. We hope this acts as a stark message for people to recognise the danger of not paying attention. We believe that education about rail safety should start from a young age. That’s why we’re now into the third year of our important partnership with the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, giving young people the knowledge and tools they need to stay safe. Travelling by train is safe, cost-effective and sustainable. It is, however, vital to recognise that behaviour like that seen in the footage poses a real risk to life.”

David Hughes, Head of Safety, Security and Sustainability at First Rail Open Access