Network Rail 'Hit or Miss' educational staff video

'Hit or Miss' is a Network Rail educational staff video, an absolutely brilliant piece of short film that demonstrates the dangers not only to staff but to all that have or will think about trespassing on the railway and how it affects all the people involved. WARNING: Contains swearing and graphic images, NOT for viewers under 16 or the faint hearted.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Network
• rail
• accident
• trains
• staff
• hit
• or
• miss
• fatality
• trespass

[14051996]

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

[frixster]

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

[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?

[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...!

[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!!!

[surreyduck]

@daleksvscybermen its to point out why we cant have our phones on whilst on track

[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.

[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?

[rachaelmatt]

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