a fireman told me about an incident he went to at Birmingham International station. The report was to remove a body of someone who had jumped in front of a train but when he got there, there were about 20 ambulances and a copper on her knees being sick.
Apparently a guy who thought he had failed his exams jumped in front of the train between stations. the train driver got off the train and ran back up the track to look for him but couldn't find him. he radio'd control who told him to carry on to Birmingham International and pull in the sidings which were located just after the platforms. the driver did as he was told but as he pulled through the station (at rush hour) loads of people on the platform started to hit the deck. Turned out the guy who jumped had got stuck of the front of the train, the only place the driver hadn't looked, having lost his foot and hand and his eyes were popped out and resting on his cheeks. All the people on the platform that hit the deck had fainted from shock of seeing him.
my fireman mate and his colleague had to detach the man from the train. the other sad thing is... turned out the guy passed all his exams.
my mom's friend's son was at a station when his mate placed a 2p coin on the track. My mom's friend's son thought it would derail the train, called his mate a prat and jumped off the platform to pick up the 2p, unfortunately, he didn't make it back in time and he died.
