People using Dingwall railway bridge as 'dangerous shortcut'
Innis Keith, of Network Rail Scotland, said: "It's extremely dangerous as trains can't stop quickly or swerve out of the way. "A moment's misjudgement could have devastating consequences."Not only is trespassing dangerous, but it's also illegal."Network Rail is working with British Transport Police (BTP) to identify the trespassers.Ch Insp Adam Swallow, of BTP, said: "Every year, my emergency services colleagues and I are faced with the awful consequences of preventable railway accidents. "And we don't just respond, we remember too. "Behind every statistic is a real person - a life needlessly lost or irreversibly changed and a family left devastated."
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