Network Rail 'Hit or Miss' educational staff video

[HornseaFilms]

Watched this during my training to be a track man, quite scary stuff when you look at the hazards involved. (Eg a 70mph train heading towards you) The guy is an idiot to walk in the 4 foot on a bidirectional line nevermind the mobile phone. There's a cess either side what was he thinking?

[JakeTaylor33]

Silly sod should have been paying attention to the train behind him. So it's serves him right

[coldblue9mm]

This is one of the best safety videos I've ever seen. The railroad is very unforgiving. You have to avoid distractions, and keep your mind on where you are at all time. I can see where this scenario could go either way. People not in the industry may have problems following this, but to us "rails" it makes perfect sense.

[PrincessStingy]

i feel bad for the drivers of trains. it's not their fault they may have hit and/or killed somebody who shouldn't have been there in the first place, but they have to live with knowing that something they were driving killed someone else. :\

[offspringmadboy]

very powerful piece of film... i recognise that driver, anyone know who he is?

[14051996]

The workmen raise their arms when a train approaches, why is that?

[rachaelmatt]

@14051996 Its just an acknowledgement, to say, yes we know you're there. Also just to say Hi. Like waving.

[frixster]

@14051996 Its to tell the driver they have seen him, acknowledged his warning and are moving to a position of safety.

[chloebieber06]

mah dad works fur network rail well palmers and he made me watch this video but i basicly think its his falt for going on the fone just sayin !!

[LarryBundyJr]

Moral of this story: Network Rail shouldn't employ morons.

[621Kershaw]

I am a driver myself and had a fatality 10 years ago! Trust me, its quite a tough thing to get your head around! Still think about it now whenever I pass the spot where it happened.

[milkman981]

DISTURBING

[helloween1987]

they stole Amtrak logo lol

[assilembrandywine]

They sure say "Fuck" a lot. That's something you'd never hear in an American safety video. Not "PC" I guess.

[class92megafan]

less swearing maybe?

[zoo1619]

So, what do the girl who breaks down crying at the end, and the guy who was bowling have to do with the train plot?

[peebee143]

Have just watched this and seen some of the questions asked. As a Network Rail video it would have had a training briefing manual supplied with it which would have posed pertinent questions, given diferent points of argument and helpful advice as to the correct behaviour which would have avoided any problems. It is designed as a training aid, have been involved with several of these, they are great fun to make!!

[Dristarg]

Way back in August 1978, I saw a couple of films like this at Bescot. They were shown in a special set of coaches called "The Safety Train". It was touring depots, teaching how railway staff should always be vigilant. From the style of trains involved, the films must have been made abroad, but were still very graphic in their depiction of accidents and the consequences - I've certainly never forgotten them.

[WishIWasDrunk]

What was their form of protection? Clearly they didn't have a Watchman or an advanced watchman because you're not allowed to when there's a curve. Second..why didn't the EIC have Track and Time or Track Warrant Control if they had TWC in that territory? Either way I know that's not the message on this video.. Hit or Miss it will ruin peoples lives.

[54hickster]

Hats off to Network Rail, a very creative way of bringing attention to the matter. The Brits seem to be ahead of us yanks in several areas.

[xxsuzaxx]

did that man wanna quit his job cuz he almost killed that man

[WishIWasDrunk]

@xxsuzaxx Yes, hit or miss it will crush peoples lives.

[AKirkland07]

@ongchorcool trains do run at night, most of the freight services are during the night, there's less passenger trains at night so freight runs so they don't interfere with each other as much as if it was day.

[WishIWasDrunk]

@AKirkland07 Also you have forms of protection you get from dispatch if you are qualified in that territory. This videos message was clear but the flaws were not having protection i.e. Track and Time, Track Warrant Control, Form B, etc.

[ongchorcool]

get the F**kin way the train driver said that

[Amandamoo73]

that was the most harrowing thing i have seen in a long time.i have eevry respect for train drivers now.and the end bit with what looked like the guys hand on the track-just horrid

[WishIWasDrunk]

@Amandamoo73 The message wasn't only for the train engineer. It's also a rule on all railroads that you are not allowed to use a cell phone within 25 feet of the nearest running rail. So it was also showing what could happen if you use your cell phone.

[ongchorcool]

the workers should had working at night where the trains are not operating

[a8vip]

@ongchorcool - Firstly 'should had'? Sort your English skills out.

Secondly - 'working at night'. What, when the suns gone down and it's pitch black?

Mong...

[ifedthehorse]

@a8vip

Lamps - how do they work??!!

[a8vip]

@ifedthehorse - They are a mobile crewm nowhere near a station or road, how do they get the lamps there? How do they power them? How do they work if they keep having to pick up and move the lamps?

Do have a think before posting...

[ifedthehorse]

@a8vip

Lamps that aren't as heavy as anvils - how do they work??!!

Batteries - how do they work??!!

Man's ability to multitask - how does it work??!!

Keep setting them up son, I'll knock 'em down.

[a8vip]

@ifedthehorse - Bwahahahah! Batteries!? Really? For powering enough high power lamps allowing the men to work safely? They'd be a group of batteries the size of a small car. The men only have two arms each, to be able to carry the lamps and batteries, they'd have no capacity left to carry the tools and materials for the job.

You may *think* you sound clever, but really, you don't.

Oh, and before you come up with another 'clever' comeback, my father has been a line worker for over 30 years.

[ifedthehorse]

@a8vip

Yeah, well MY father was working on the line when YOUR father was crapping in his hands and rubbing it on his face.

[a8vip]

@ifedthehorse - LOLOLOLOL

That's the most intellegent comment you could come up with, in the face of being schooled, you turned to a petty insult.

Well done *golf clap* well done indeed!

[ifedthehorse]

@a8vip

Go and ask your dad what the wiggly red lines under certain words mean.

Incidentally my dad says there's no such thing as a computer small enough to be carried by a man. They fill entire rooms. He worked for IBM several decades ago so he's up to date with all the latest technological advances.

[a8vip]

@ifedthehorse - Sorry, done with you, your comments ceased to become valid when you resorted to insults rather than debate. You can't even think of anything worthwhile to say other than picking up on a typo.

Any further postings from you will merely appear as white noise to me.

[ifedthehorse]

@a8vip

WINNER!

[fistofonan]

Top quality production. 

[heavyhaulage1]

This is Some scary shit

[ptanyuh]

I am terrified of trains (thanks to Stand By Me) and this video made me cry.. I can't imagine what the train engineer must go through after hitting someone. A train I was riding to Utrecht back from Copenhagen hit someone on the track; the track goes past a mental facility and it is apparently quite common for people to kill themselves this way. What an awful, anti-social way to kill yourself. I really feel for the train drivers.

Thanks for sharing.

[2carstommy]

Just like a hard-hitting PIF of the 70's.

[ThePfleger1234]

if he had his phone switched off he wold of heard the train ind himcoming beg

[Venom1983PRO]

@ThePfleger1234 you cant always here trains approaching! until they are right on top of you

[pokesomi]

Ive seen this before and its hard to watch. i think that we as the public need to watch this before getting a drivers license.

[BurlingtonNorthernRy]

They need to make a Public PSA, just change the number of guys, remove vests, and a hard hitting PSA.

[velocet1976]

Jeeeeeez......that is something that could be adapted (a little milder but scary) for kids who piss about on railways....it should stop 'em, one way or the other...!

[piflover]

Cut out the swearing, replace the track workers with school kids, forget the scattered body parts over the track and you're good to go ...

[deathstardisco]

There's footage from a (presumably) Australian train cab - taking a curve and 2 kids are on the line. One of whom fell over. The whole time the driver was shouting with his hand on the brake. Put that on TV.

[Marillionmad]

@piflover I was showen a simaler clip, in primary school. With the body parts put in, limbs and everything i was about 9/10 sommat like tht.

[EWS60500]

@piflover But its real life, if u were the driver u'd swear, I know I would, and its not only school kids that get hit by trains, plus its saftey vid for NR apprentices

[TheWelly888]

That had already been done during the 1970s by the British Transport Film. It was called "The Finishing Line" and imagined railway trespass to be a school sports event. I saw it when I was 5 years old and it scared me! They were "breaking down the fence", "throwing stones at the trains" and "running through the tunnel then being hit by trains" There is no clip of this available anywhere.

[priestpilot]

@TheWelly888

I know what you're talking about, and I actually saw it on Youtube last year. I'm not sure if it's still on though...I did think it was a nice video.

[mackat4ck]

@velocet1976 There was one which I'm trying to find which featured two kids spaying graffiti on parked train coaches at a depot. One kid somehow drops his spray can on the active train line and goes to retrieve it...

[Leylandbasher]

It was scary but it supposed to be it teaches lessons

[nessnes64]

no wonder no 1 has flagged this

[StephenETavington]

I think this is to warn the TRACK MAINTAINANCE (this is what Network Rail does!) to stay focused...if it MISS, the driver would have some emotional distress. if it HIT, you are dead and so is the driver (spiritually dead). so, the message is BE CONSIDERATE!!!

[StephenETavington]

and in the MISS the young man lost his job...

[daleksvscybermen]

can someone explain the whole thing to me

[frixster]

The first part of the footage is a miss and then it re-runs as a hit........its makes the statement that a miss could easily turn into a hit.....so both must be avoided. Does that explain it?

[daleksvscybermen]

tanks m8

[Kromaatikse]

@frixster It's more than that - even the miss had a big effect on the driver.

[eastindiaman]

@daleksvscybermen If you need explanation of this film, I STRONGLY suggest you keep well away from railways - PERIOD!

[chanctonbury63]

@daleksvscybermen Its so simple I dont think Ill bother.

[daleksvscybermen]

whay was that woman crying in the last bit

[321loverdesirohater]

That was the workman's partner.

[tacotacohoyhoy]

WRONG. Lol, You're the only one not laughing.

What a sour life you must live. Sprinkle some sugar on your humour glands.

[tacotacohoyhoy]

If this isn't a comedy, then why is everyone laughing their asses off after they watch it?

Checkmate, FlyingEnglishman.

You really should think before you comment... Trust me, I know the guy that directed this video.

[RustonDave]

I've seen quite a few of Network's training videos and I'm "glad" thay don't f**k around getting the message accross to staff - and it's this sort of level of hard hitting content that is needed in the public view - not just for staff and contractors might shake people up enough to get them to stop tresspassing; and that goes for some enthusiasts too...

[BurlingtonNorthernRy]

I second that idea, I never seen Operation lifesaver in a school district I've been to (That would be 3); Even though the areas have plenty of rail lines, that are busy. This would be perfect, stop drying to make it P.C. because the real thing isn't.

[gentshep]

Wow.

[Rosiedea]

Bloody hell!! It just goes to show how careful you should be near or on the railway line.

[theignorantpeasant]

Thats a powerful piece of film. Every little herbert who gets caught trespassing on the track, every member of staff or, dare I say more likely contractors, who trespass or disrespect the railway should be shown this film and MADE TO WATCH IT CLOSELY.

[moodybuoy]

@theignorantpeasant as a contractor to Network Rail we get the same safety training as them and from my experience i've seen Network Rail breaking more safety rules than anyone

[frixster]

@moodybuoy Everyone breaks the rules.....there isn't a single person living or dead thats not broken one rule in life. "Rules were mean't to be broken" is a well known moto.

[flowerpowerand]

Great video!

Yesterday in Bulgarian Network Rail had an accident with dealt P-Way track man and I have sent this video to railway management body. Hope its help about more safety in work place!

[wuzzlevideos]

Jesus christ. Do you have any more of this kind of video?

[ljohnson1]

emotional video

[ktranter15]

this is very sad you got to be so carefull

[321loverdesirohater]

to tacotacohoyhoy: What is funny about this video? If you think this video is funny then you are a disgrace. These kind of incidents can ruin lives and the driver and the people affected may even take their own lives, as well as that the driver has to live with the guilt that he has just killed somebody, even if it wasnt his fault!

[tacotacohoyhoy]

You're a disgrace since you don't find humor in this video. Only someone so stupid and bleak would take this comedy so seriously.

Just stay indoors. You don't belong with the rest of the world.

[tacotacohoyhoy]

Now now, dear. Let's not get rash.

Go back in the dining room and eat your cereal, like a good boy...

[321loverdesirohater]

Bring back the death penalty for this idiot.....

[Paulsimon8]

Been there before now - definately not a nice part of the job I love :(

[AKirkland07]

Even in preservation the dangers there, we did a demonstration and hit a renault laguna on our level crossing, totalled the car, and we only hit it at 15, what it would do to a person deosnt bare thinking

[railwaylovermk3a]

We were shown this on a drivers safety breif at work - there was an eeery silence of 15 grown men at the end, very sobering!

[frixster]

Yes, we've been shown it several times now and it has the exact same effect everytime.

[Fireblade900cc]

hard hitting stuff