posing for wedding photo on railway lines wtaf ?

[romeolovedjulliet]

photo says it all, how thick can people actually be ? it was caught on cctv by network rail in yorkshire

guests were there too.

do these idiots that trepress not realise that someone has to deal with the aftermath of someone being hit by a train ? it certainly isn't pretty, i've had the misfortune to deal with several victims, train drivers police and emergency crews are all affected by this.

There’s no cure for stupidity.

Definite contenders for a Darwin award.

Honestly have no words for that. One of my best friends growing up died in a tragic accident involving a train crossing, the aftermath was horrific

I remember there was a craze for taking selfies in dangerous positions like lying on a hotel balcony railing. Perhaps this is the latest version!

That's bloody awful, they must be thick as mince. I saw a man decapitated by a train once, it was truly the most shocking (and messy) thing I've ever seen. The thought that someone else would have to go about collecting up the pieces was the worst.

Dh has had to deal with the aftermath of someone being hit by a train, and it was awful. It has a terrible impact on the train driver too - some of them never manage to drive a train again.

But none of this matters when set against getting the perfect wedding photo.

@FoxtrotOscarPoppet

There’s no cure for stupidity.

Well, there is, but it's a risky and experimental procedure that includes Railways, Level Crossings, the 15:45 from Kings Cross and frequently results in death.

I'd understand a scenic disused railway but why this?

@SnuggyBuggy

I'd understand a scenic disused railway but why this?

It's at Whitby - this is a single line in and out of the small fishing village.

If I recall correctly, this crossing is actually in sight of the Station and has a massive 6 trains per day (4 on Sundays), all terminating/starting from Whitby Station.

They also have a Steam Train in and out every so often.

Probably a very calculated low risk event in fairness, but looks like a Daily Mail Outrage Inducing Article.

And they're not trespassing either - that's a passenger crossing.

So if they've checked the timetable and that there aren't any "specials" coming through, I can't see that they are putting anyone at risk.

@TurquoiseDragon

Definite contenders for a Darwin award.

You beat me to it.

If a PP is correct with regards to the location, I don't really see a problem?

We have railway lines here that often aren't in use on Sundays or Bank Holidays, or we have tourist railways that don't operate the vast majority of the off season either.

Not all railway lines are especially dangerous, though it's not an ideal thing to encourage.

I mean I understand they might have checked the time table and considered risks themselves. However I think with things like train lines it best to air on the side of safety and stay off unless you have a good reason to be there. In my eyes wedding photos isn’t a good reason.

@MereDintofPandiculation

And they're not trespassing either - that's a passenger crossing.

So if they've checked the timetable and that there aren't any "specials" coming through, I can't see that they are putting anyone at risk.

I think the point is that if people see it, they'll assume that their local line is equally safe to do this on. So eg idiots will take posed photographs for Instagram and get taken out by the Flying Scotsman instead.

I agree with @PenCreed, I think with something as serious as rail safety there need to be clear directions and boundaries to maintain safety. If we starting saying that it is sometimes ok for public to go onto railways for photos I think that dilutes the message of how dangerous railways lines can be.

forget the danger & idiocy of this for a moment! - its not exactly a picturesque photo? So why?

visions of the next photo - ala 1920's bride stretched out across the lines...
goodness some people are daft - was this photo a way of getting it in the paper

So... did they know about the third line?

Did those who walked up the line to set up the lights, reflectors, get a different picture angle know they were trespassing once off the crossing?

Do any of them know anyone who has seen the aftermath of person vs train? DH has. Body parts under a station side cabin. He was fitting some telecoms stuff and, when checking connections, found limbs from an incident that had happened some weeks before, way up line. He had nightmares for months.

It doesn't matter how little the line is used. Trains aren't the only danger on a line.

No idea! But I wasn't the one walking up the line to take pictures.

@MereDintofPandiculation

And they're not trespassing either - that's a passenger crossing.

So if they've checked the timetable and that there aren't any "specials" coming through, I can't see that they are putting anyone at risk.

a quiet line ? oh, that's okay then. we must respect the facts idiots will do these stupid things, let them crack on, so you'd have no problem with kids, possibly yours, playing here then as it's quiet ? wtaf ?