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STATION staff can save lives if they are trained to support passengers at risk of suicide, rail union RMT’s AGM heard today.
Delegates unanimously backed a call for a programme run by the Samaritans in partnership with Network Rail and London Underground to be expanded across Britain’s network.
The course trains staff in spotting passengers who are at risk, and talking them out of jumping in front of trains.
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