Trespassing on railway lines in south Wales is more dangerous now "than it has ever been", Transport for Wales and the British Transport Police have warned after the introduction of dangerous "live" overhead equipment. The railway provider and police force issued the warning as they released a compilation of footage showing people inches away from speeding trains, or playing on railway tracks in a way that could now prove fatal.
The risk death or serious injury has now risen since "live" overhead line equipment has been introduced. The line equipment on the South Wales Metro carries 250,000 vaults - the same as 100 times standard household electricity, and contact with it is fatal nine times out of ten. The heat generated from a shock of 25,000 vaults can also reach temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees Celsius.
Now, the transport company has released a compilation of clips where people have been crossing tracks dangerously, with some narrow misses as people are nearly caught off guard.
