The company that operates the network, Nexus, said the main problems are trespassing, stone throwing, and placing obstacles on the track. About 400 offences are committed every year. The posters will warn young people of the dangers of these activities, as well as condemning graffiti, vandalism, and antisocial behaviour including drinking alcohol on the trains.
A group from Gateshead Youth Offending Team has worked on the posters as part of its punishment for offences on the railway, alongside two groups that encourage positive alternatives to crime, Respect Birtley and Futures Plus.
Gateshead Youth Offending Team started working with Nexus earlier in the year, getting young people who had committed crimes on the network to do useful work for the operator. This has now expanded from washing Nexus' vans to designing the posters.
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