AU: The Hidden Toll of a Death on the Tracks: A Train Driver Speaks Out
Aug. 10, 2018
Train drivers and rail workers are speaking out about the massive emotional and psychological impact of witnessing a death on the tracks.
Source The Courier
Train drivers and rail workers are speaking out about the massive emotional and psychological impact of witnessing a death on the tracks.
It follows the death of a 66-year-old woman on Thursday, after being hit by a train at the Forest Street rail crossing in Wendouree.
Speaking to The Courier on the condition of anonymity, Victorian train driver James (not his real name) said drivers are told when they enter the profession they will almost certainly experience a fatality or ‘near hit.'