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15-year-old arrested after ‘train surfing’ across Sydney Harbour Bridge

An Australian teenage thrill seeker has been arrested after being caught on camera “trainsurfing” a busy commuter train in Australia’s largest city Sydney. The 15-year-old teenager now faces Children’s Court after a video emerged of him holding onto the back of a fast-moving train travelling from Wynyard station to Milsons Point in Sydney on 29 September. The video, which was caught by CCTV cameras, shows the 15-year-old and a friend climbing onto a train at Wynyard station before later footage shows 15-year-old as he grips onto the safety door at the back of the train as it travels across Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge.

Train surfing - it’s like bungee jumping without a rope.

Michael, 16-year-old surfer from Melbourne

The two boys were then filmed leaving the train at Milsons Point before exiting the station. A 15-year-old was arrested on Sunday and is now set to face Children’s Court on 15 December. Authorities are currently trying to identify and track down the second teenager accompanying the 15-year-old. This is just the latest incident in the trainsurfing trend that has become extremely popular with young people in Australia over recent times. The growth in popularity has also led to a number of fatal consequences. In the past two years, there have been three deaths thought to have been caused as a result of trainsurfing.