It is harsh to say so, in light of the deaths, but what sort of example is setting to a three-year old to take them across the railway line. How is a child expected to not go on the railway if that's how their parent is teaching them. So yes, I agree the law should be enforced and stiff fines handed down for people caught trespassing.
However, the council should be putting in a bridge here. There is no right of way but obviously population patterns have changed in the 160 years since the railway was built.
Possibly a publicity campaign about trespassing is in order because people don't really seem to have gotten the message about how mindblowingly stupid it is. Moderate language doesn't really get the message across.
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