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A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

Video shows children playing on railway track as train hurtles past

Rail passengers are being warned of fresh travel disruption on Sunday (Photo: Getty Images)

Network Rail passengers face travel disruption over May Bank Holiday

Services in and out of Paddington have been cancelled or delayed (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

National Rail urge passengers to plan journeys in advance

Network Rail has warned of Easter distruption

Network Rail warns passengers to expect disruption this Easter

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

When are the train strikes taking place this month?

February train strikes: When are rail workers striking and how will it impact the North East? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT train strikes suspended following new pay offer

The video shows a man just inches from being hit by the speeding train.

Watch moment pedestrian narrowly misses being hit by speeding train

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Preston station will close and the West Coast Main Line shut for maintenance

When and why Preston Station will close and the West Coast main line shut down

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

The RMT says it expects the four days of pre-Christmas strikes to have a significant impact on Eurostar services from London St Pancras (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurostar cancel Boxing Day trips to Europe due to RMT strike action

Northern has published a calendar highlighting the best times to travel over the Christmas and New Year period as industrial action looms

Northern best times to travel over busy Christmas and New Year period

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

Passengers wait to board an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Crewe Station on December 01, 2022 in Crewe, England. The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union (RMT) said its members will strike on eight days - December 13, 14, 16 and 17, and January 3, 4, 6 and 7 - the latest episode in a dispute over pay and working practices. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Commuters warned of ‘significant disruption’ as rail strikes begin

RMT confirm Christmas strike action on Christmas and Boxing Day

UK November train strikes: When are the next RMT strikes and how will industrial action impact Sunderland and the Metro? (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Network Rail November rail strikes - new dates

CCTV footage released by Network Rail capturing some of the reckless behaviour at a popular level crossing.

‘Frightening’ footage shows young boy playing on live UK train tracks

An autumn treatment train parked in sidings at Wigan

Why six special trains are blasting leaves off the line

Rail union members will be striking at Preston Train Station in September

This is what Lancashire rail passengers need to know about the latest strikes

Blackpool North train station was one of the worst affected in the first round of strikes

Everything you need to know about this week's rail strikes

Blackpool North train station deserted due to the national rail strike in late June

Lancashire train users set to be hit by new round of strikes

The Classic Car Show and Country Market takes place at Hoghton Tower this weekend

Rail strikes: Events likely to be affected this weekend (June 25/26)

Empty platforms at Preston Train Station on Tuesday. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

More travel disruption as rail workers stage their second strike of the week

Pendle MP and Minister of State for Transport Andrew Stephenson has been speaking about today's rail strikes

MP blasts rail strikes

The train strikes will affect thousands of travellers across Lancashire

Is my train running during the strikes? Tuesday June 21 to Sunday June 26

Queues at Gare du Nord railway station in Paris, France after a reported border control IT failure meant passengers could not board trains. (Credit: Loic Kreseski/ PA)

UK to face more travel disruption as travellers return from Easter getaways

The roads will be extremely busy this Bank Holiday weekend

Here's what time Lancashire staycationers should travel to avoid major traffic j...

Workers clearing branches of a tree from the tracks after Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice clear up: Rail passengers urged to check before they travel this we...

Storms Dudley and Eunice are affecting travel across LNER trains

Storms Dudley and Eunice: LNER advice to customers as extreme disruption is expe...

Passengers are being advised about changes to weekend journeys between Bolton and Manchester while Network Rail improves the railway. Picture shows Ordsall Lane and comes courtesy of Network Rail air operations

Multimillion pound track upgrades to affect weekend train journeys into Greater ...

Dame Julie Walters is supporting Samaritans Brew Monday (photo: Stuart C Wilson, Getty Images)

Dame Julie Walters asks nation to help loved ones over a cuppa for Samaritans Br...

A still image from a Network Rail video showing a driver taking their life in their hands by jumping red lights at a level crossing in Cumbria.

Watch shocking footage as driver dices with death by ignoring red lights at leve...

ALERT: Warnings of rail disruption on West Coast Line north of Preston due to heavy rain

West Coast Line services disrupted tonight and tomorrow warning

How dry ice could be used to tackle train delays this autumn

Engineers replacing bridges at Warrington Bank Quay station

Warning to check trains before August bank holiday

“Without her stopping and checking if I was okay, I might not be here now.”

Ad Feature Campaign aims to save lives on railways

Can Lancashire commuters hope for improvements?

Northern and Lancashire business chiefs hope shake-up of railways will bring hug...

Sweeping reforms to overhaul Britain’s ‘complicated’ rail system

Railway services disrupted

Railway services disrupted as high-speed trains undergo 'precautionary checks'

A train passes engineering work on the West Coast main line. Rail passengers are being warned of disruption on the line this May bank holiday weekend. Picture courtesy Network Rail

Rail passengers warned of May bank holiday disruption on the West Coast main lin...

Network Rail says improvements are needed

Lancashire rail users face disruption on West Coast main line

Tractor dumping at Hartford station in Cheshire. Storm Christoph had already forced the closure of several key rail links in the North West, but this act added Crewe to Warrington to the list

Tractor driver caught using railway as ‘personal sewer’ during floods

Northern customers are still being asked to check ahead before travelling as the region continues to feel the impact of flooding

Northern customers warned weather-related disruption continues

Northern said its routes covering Lancashire, Cumbria and north of Manchester have experienced severe flooding and it has issued a "Do Not Travel" alert

"Do Not Travel" alert issued to Lancashire rail commuters until 12pm Thursday

A landslip has caused disruption to Northern rail services

Lakes landslide causes disruption to rail services in the north west