Just when a girl has her high-heel sashay perfected, along comes an escalator.
Moments earlier this young lady had been click-clacking confidently along in her stilettos.
But all it took was one step on the escalator for her day to go seriously downhill – or make that uphill.
Somehow her heel became caught on a step and although she battled gamely to free herself, she eventually toppled backwards and was carried in a rather undignified fashion all the way to the top.
Network Rail released CCTV images of her unceremonious journey at London Euston in a campaign to urge commuters to take extra care over Christmas.
More than 3,000 people slipped, tripped or fell at railway stations in the past 12 months.
Luggage is often a culprit, with incidents involving people lugging suitcases and bags up by 70 per cent in
seven years.
The woman’s fall from grace happened back in April.
But rail bosses believe such slip-ups can be a seasonal hazard at Christmas time, when commuters are often travelling home from parties.
Helped by a gallant passer-by when she got to the top, the woman was none the worse for her ordeal by escalator.
Robin Gisby, from Network Rail, said: ‘A combination of more people carrying Christmas shopping, trailing wheelie suitcases, wet and windy weather and people travelling late after festive parties make December a time where we see more people take a tumble.
‘Please plan ahead so that you don’t end up rushing to catch your train – falling over could be a miserable end to an enjoyable evening.’
Another clip in the video, filmed at Leeds station in West Yorkshire and named ‘the mad dash and crash', sees and a woman fall head-first into the platform as she is running to catch her train.
The third video, also filmed at Leeds and called 'the pole dance crunch', features two women in party dresses twirl around a pole before falling face first and sprawling onto the platform.
'Reverse plank': A woman gets onto an escalator at London Euston station unaware of what is about to happen
There she goes: But the woman's heel became caught in the step of the escalator and she fell over
Moving on up: The CCTV video issued by Network Rail today shows the woman being carried up the escalator
Still going: The incident happened after the woman fell over backwards onto the escalator and was dragged up
Nearly there: The woman eventually got to the top of the escalator, still without having managed to stand up
Running for it: This clip shows a woman running for a train at Leeds station in West Yorkshire before she falls
Toppled: The woman falls head-first into the platform as she is running to catch her train, before help arrives
More than 400 people fell when running, while incidents involving luggage now account for a fifth of the total at 614. More than 400 incidents involved a person who was drunk.
Having fun: In another video at Leeds called 'the pole dance crunch', two women in dresses twirl around a pole
Collapsed: But before long they are both on the ground after falling face first and sprawling onto the platform
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