Planking at railway - teen ended up charged by police!

A teenager has been charged with trespassing on the railway after a picture was posted on the internet of him apparently 'planking' on train tracks. The photo of a teenager lying across railway tracks at an unknown location appeared on a planking fan page on Facebook.

Crazy: The 14 year old tried to plank like this different planker

The 14-year-old youth has been charged with trespassing in connection with this photo posted on Facebook

The shot of the youngster with his head on one rail and his feet on the other is one of hundreds which have featured on the group's page.

Now the 14-year-old boy is set to appear at York Youth Court on July 5 in connection with the photo, according to a spokesman for the British Transport Police.

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Planking is a craze for taking photos of people lying down in unusual places and then posting them on the web. The term "planking" was coined in Australia and the practice became a fad in 2011. Planking is described as the practice of lying down flat with arms to the side, to mimic a wooden plank. It has its origins in the "lying down game".

Planking in the air!

The page has already attracted nearly 3,500 'likes' on Facebook.

Fans have posted pictures of themselves on the page planking in locations including on top of nightclub soundsystems, on cars and on bales of hay.

The youngster allegedly pictured planking on the rail tracks was arrested after police received calls from members of the public identifying him.

 The police added -  'This was very dangerous behaviour. With high speed trains and electric currents, the railway should never be treated as somewhere to play or hang about. When people are spotted on the railway trains are alerted, which causes disruption and delays.

'People who trespass on the railway are not just risking a court appearance, they are taking a gamble with their lives.

3 men planking

'The last thing our officers want is to have to tell a mother, father or another family member that their loved one has died after trespassing on the railway.
Below are more sample photo (crazy photo!) that were taken from other planking fanatics:

Planking on live alligator!

Tree planking

Planking: points are awarded for  an original location

The crocs are waiting for him beneath!

Lastly, the photo that i like the MOST of all those planking photo is:

This is the cool one!