This is the moment a moronic youngster runs over live train tracks with his shirt off.

The alarming CCTV captured at Newton Aycliffe station shows a male playing on the platform dicing with death by crossing the railway.

His friend appears to go to do the same and an alarm sounds as he steps onto the tracks, but undeterred he crossed back over despite being right next to a footbridge.

Another clip shows a woman walking along the tracks at Seaham station before hauling herself up onto the platform.

Woman walking along the tracks in Seaham.Woman walking along the tracks in Seaham. (Image: NETWORK RAIL)

The videos have been released by Network Rail to urge people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves at risk.

It comes as figures reveal more than 2.600 incidents of trespassing across the North and East in the last year, with 314 of them being children.

In total, they delayed trains by 11,988  minutes – the equivalent of more than eight days.

The shocking scenes at Newton Aycliffe station.The shocking scenes at Newton Aycliffe station. (Image: NETWORK RAIL)

Nationally, statistics show that on average at least two people risk their lives on the railway every hour.

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Chloe Creffield from Network Rail’s said: “The railway is an incredibly dangerous place and people who trespass are putting themselves at risk and breaking the law.

“We urge people to remember the consequences of trespassing and the devastating impact it can have on themselves, their family, passengers and the wider community, and train drivers. Closing the railway while we investigate incidents of trespass disrupts lives and also causes costly delays for passengers.

“Ahead of the summer holidays, we hope the CCTV footage will remind the public to think of their own safety and see that trespassing on the railway can be life-threatening.”