DANGER ZONE

2012

A coroner calls for new warning signs at level crossings after a 68-year-old man is killed when he accidentally drives his ute into the path of a train at Longford in 2012.

2013

TasRail installs its first CCTV at level crossing in a bid to reduce instances of motorists crossing the tracks dangerously.

The two youths are seen “riding” on top of a train in Devonport in the early hours.

2014

TasRail reports incidents of children playing “chicken” with trains, and pedestrians regularly trespassing on to tracks.

A 62-year-old woman is killed when she inadvertently walks into the path of an oncoming train at a level crossing at Claremont.

An elderly woman is seen walking across train tracks at Penguin only metres from a train.

2015

Tragedy is narrowly avoided when a four-year-old girl walks into the path of an oncoming train near Burnie.

The quick-thinking train driver blasts their horn, startling the child to move off the track.

50 dead animals are discovered on a disused rail line in North-East Tasmania.

2016

TasRail urges motorists to obey safety rules at level crossings after 85 near misses.