This is the shocking moment a drunken passenger shoved a ticket inspector onto the tracks minutes before a high speed train passed through the station.
CCTV footage shows the moment Andrew Kapta, 41, pushed 50-year-old Andrew Foran as he stood near the platform edge at Hanwell station in west London.
The footage, released on Friday, captured Mr Foran as he fell backwards and tumbled onto the tracks before Kapta laughed to himself and walked off.
Kapta was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Thursday after he admitted actual bodily harm and endangering the safety of a person on the railway at Blackfriars Crown Court.
The court heard how Mr Foran narrowly escaped tragedy as struggled to get back on his feet following the assault.
The ticket inspector was forced to walk down the tracks to where the platform slopes in order to haul himself to safety just two minutes before a high speed train passed through.
After he managed to get back on the platform he dialled 999, leading to Kapta’s arrest.
The court heard the 41-year-old has a string of convictions for hurling drunken abuse on the railways.
Judge Peter Clarke QC told him after he was jailed: “What happened there was nightmarish, and it will live in Mr Foran’s recollection for the rest of his life.
“It has had an extreme effect on him.
“You ended up smiling and chuckling at that man as he stood on the railway, hoping to goodness a train wasn’t about to arrive – I find this incident terrible.”
Mr Foran said the attack left him “traumatised”, afraid to go to work and that he still suffers nightmares and flashbacks to the incident on Friday, June 17.
Police described Kapta as a “dangerous and violent” man after his sentencing.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Martin Coburn, said: “This was a highly traumatising assault for the victim who continues to experience the shock of this nasty and senseless assault.
“The consequences of Kapta’s unprovoked shove could have claimed the life of his victim. Thankfully, he was clear of the tracks before the approaching train sped through.
“Kapta was a dangerous and violent man and I hope this 42 month sentence gives him time to reflect on the severity of this assault.
“We simply will not tolerate aggression, hostility and violence on the rail network, and will stop at nothing to bring offenders to justice.”
