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The third rail is probably the hardest danger to see. It looks just like an ordinary rail, but it carries 750 volts – easily enough to kill you. It's designed to send power to the train, but you are 70 per cent water and the perfect conductor for this electricity. If you touch the rail, you will “stick” to it.

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Call TrainTracker on 03457 48 49 50 for live train information for today, or timetable and fares information for the next 3 months.

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Stand back: Always stay behind the yellow lines at train stations. Enter or exit a station platform at designated areas. Stay off the tracks: Train tracks, bridges and yards are private property. Never walk, bike, skateboard or run on or along the tracks; it's illegal and dangerous.

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Tips for Living Near Train Tracks
  1. Earplugs: Wearing earplugs can combat the train noise and help you sleep through the night.
  2. White noise: A white noise machine or app will provide a constant low-level background noise that can help you sleep through occasional train whistles.


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Trespassing on the railway is illegal and dangerous. You could be taken to court and face a £1,000 fine. For this reason, when we see someone trespassing, we have to stop all trains in the vicinity to remove trespassers, check for damage and clear blockages.

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Fact #8: Trains Travel in Both Directions Tracks aren't one way, so even if you've seen a train traveling east, a train could travel west on the very same track.

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This is why birds do not die from landing on power lines, and subway rats do not get electrocuted even if they run across the third rail; they are not bridging the energized wire or rail to a grounded part of the structure.

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Andy Morris survives 625-volt zap after being pushed onto live third rail in drunken brawl.

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In the United States it is the law, same as if involved in a vehicle to vehicle accident or accident with a pedestrian on the road is the same on the railroad, the law and railroad operating rules always require stopping the train after an accident or incident and rendering aid to injured people.

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