OFFICERS talked a vulnerable man away from the edge of a bridge after he threatened to jump onto train track.

British Transport Police (BTP), Network Rail and c2c worked side by side to shut down the early morning services running to London Fenchurch Street after reports of a trespasser on the tracks.

At around 6am yesterday, c2c tweeted: “Due to a trespasser on the railway between Thorpe Bay and Shoebury, c2c services are currently disrupted.”

Minutes later, police had closed off areas of roads near to Asda off North Shoebury Road. A commuter on the first train delayed by the incident, said: “I heard about it when I got on the train. The driver announced that a man was trying to jump onto the tracks.

“He said police were at the scene already and he was asking for an ambulance too.

“We were delayed on the train for about 25 minutes.

“It happened at a bridge near to Asda.”

Residents reported that four police cars, two more vans and a Network Rail vehicle were seen at the incident further along North Shoebury Road where the man attempted to jump.

Network Rail turned off the overhead power line between Southend and Shoebury after requests from police.

A c2c spokesman said: “We are sorry for the delays to many of our customers on their journeys this morning, after the power to our main depot was switched off for over an hour.

“This was at the police’s request while they dealt with a very difficult situation, and as soon as the power was restored we resumed running trains out of the depot and into service.”

Thankfully by around 7am, police talked the vulnerable person down where he was then arrested for his own safety.

A spokesman for BTP, said: “Officers were called to Ness Road Overbridge, Shoebury, at 4.45am after reports of a man being in a precarious position on a railway bridge.

“Officers attended and a 30-year-old man, from Southend, was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of the railway and endangering the safety of people on the railway. He has been remanded in custody.”