Table 2 What prevented you from attempting suicide on the railways?

1. Psychological Factors

 Consideration of impact on others (rail staff, commuters and other witnesses)

76

42.46%

 Consideration of impact on loved ones

29

16.20%

 Overcoming suicidal crisis/desire to live

30

16.76%

 “Chickening out”/fear

19

10.61%

 Fear of survival/injury

13

7.26%

 Religiosity

1

0.56%

 Suicide by train not preferred method

9

5.03%

2. Environmental Factors

 Third-party intervention, involving:

17

9.50%

  • Rail staff/police

4

2.23%

  • Commuter

6

3.35%

  • Loved ones (including 4 serendipitous calls/encounters)

8

4.47%

 Not sufficiently private/likelihood of intervention

10

5.59%

 Train arrived/did not arrive

2

1.12%

 Too loud

1

0.56%

 Other

2

1.12%

3. Other

 Receiving professional support/medication

6

3.35%

 Support from loved ones

2

1.12%

 Unsure

3

1.68%