Shocking moment family stop to take photographs on tracks just minutes before train hurtles past

This is the shocking moment a family-of-four stopped to take photographs on the tracks at a level crossing just minutes before a train hurtled past at 80mph. A man wearing a baseball cap can be seen lining up a picture while stood in the middle of the tracks with his partner and two children nearby at the cut-through in Hutton, Essex Network Rail posted the CCTV images on Wednesday, warning: 'How many times do we need to say it - DO NOT take photos when using a level crossing' The image has been released by Network Rail after it was captured at the crossing between Shenfield and Billericay on the Southend Victoria branch line. The train operator tweeted: 'How many times do we need to say it - DO NOT take photos when using a level crossing. The family-of-four captured by CCTV in the middle of the potentially deadly cut-through, with the daughter seen pointing down the line in Essex A train was less than three minutes away at the time, according to Network Rail, at the crossing between Shenfield and Billericay on the Southend Victoria branch line Network Rail's community safety manager, Becky Crocker, was shocked by the episode and has issued a stern warning.