A teenager has diced with death by train surfing on a carriage at a station in Sydney‘s north.
The boy was filmed on the moving carriage as it departed St Leonards Station about 11pm last night.
It’s understood services were disrupted when the train came to a stop once he was spotted.
Sydney trains CEO Matt Longland said the trains weighed 400 tonnes and travelled up to 110km/h.
“All too often we see lives taken by people trespassing in the live rail corridor, risking their lives,” Longland said.
“It only takes a train accelerating or braking quickly or for it to move close to infrastructure for someone to be knocked onto the tracks.”
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He said 11 people had died from “illegal trespassing” in the last five years.
“Sydney Trains is working closely with NSW Police to deter ‘buffer-riding’, utilising the thousands of CCTV cameras along rail corridors to identify criminals.”
Penalties for trespassing can be up to $5500.
Customers who spot illegal behaviour are urged to use help points and notify the guard.
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