article_snippet: Steve Cassidy, Network Rail area director, told the Clacton Gazette: 'It may be tempting to shave a minute or two off your journey but this a busy main line and people are putting people lives at risk by walking on the track or trying to beat barriers.
article_snippet: Some people may think that taking a shortcut along the tracks isn't really a risk, that Some people can get out of the way of the train but fatality figures show that isn't the case.
article_snippet: They then run alongside the train on the tracks in an incident which could have  lethal consequences .
article_snippet: Council leader Councillor John Kent said: 'Network Rail has made Network Rail clear that – as a last resort
article_snippet: Mark Hook said: 'Is it really worth risking a criminal record, or even your life, just to save a few minutes on your journey?'