Tyler, 15, was hit by a train on the Midland Mainline close to his home

Tyler Deacon, a student at Soar Valley College in Leicester, died on the Midland Mainline near his home in December 2003.

His classmates have made the video "Tyler 4 Ever" which headlines anti-rail crime week.

They hope the gritty film will deter other youngsters from trespassing.

Summer peak

The video shows Tyler's fellow pupils, friends and family explain how they coped with his death and their hope that other teenagers will stay away from the railway.

The rail industry's message to launch National Railway Crime Week is: "Keep off the track and stay alive."

In recent years such hard hitting campaigns have been credited for a 29% reduction in the number of train accidents caused by vandalism and people crossing railway lines.

Network Rail's deputy chief executive Iain Coucher said: "We must make young people sit up and take notice of the dangers and foolishness of using the railway as a playground.

"The consequences can be harsh, from being frog-marched home by the police to face angry parents, to hefty fines, imprisonment and possibly even serious injury or death."

The film coincides with the start of the school summer break which is traditionally the worst time for young people playing on the railway.

Every one of the 4.750 secondary schools in Britain, will receive a copy of the film.