Articles Tagged: railway

Planking pictures on Facebook lead to 14-year-old's arrest

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jul 7, 2011

A 14-year old boy who was photographed 'planking' on a railway line - his head just inches from a passing train - has been given a referral order by magistrates. The boy - who cannot be named for legal reasons - risked his life to have the snap taken for a Facebook page. He was told his actions amounted to 'total stupidity'.

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Six-year-old applies for directorship of National Railway Museum

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 5, 2011

When six-year-old train spotter Sam Pointon heard the director of the National Railway Museum in York was set to retire, he ...

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Shocking Video of Boy Playing Chicken With High Speed Train

By Emma Cossey, Jul 20, 2010

CCTV cameras have caught footage of a school boy running across train lines. The boy was filmed with the onboard camera in ...

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Toddler survives after his buggy falls in front of a train

By Jenny Cornish, May 26, 2010

A toddler has escaped with minor cuts and bruises after his pushchair rolled off a railway platform in front of a train in ...

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Boy, 2, killed by train playing 'chase' with his mum

By Jennifer Laville, Mar 25, 2010

In a tragedy almost too horrific to imagine, little Johnny Hall ran out onto a level crossing while on a family outing. As ...

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Baby survives being run over by a train

By Jenny Cornish, Oct 16, 2009

A baby has miraculously survived after his pram rolled off a railway platform in front of a train. The six-month-old baby boy ...

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Four-year-old boy keeps running away to catch a train

By Jenny Cornish, Sep 6, 2009

Four-year-old boys are often obsessed with trains. But Toby Friend, from Kent, is taking things a bit too far. He has run ...

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