A TransPennine Express (TPE) conductor has been praised for his quick thinking after he helped to return two missing children to their home in London.<\/p>\n
TPE employee Mark spotted a young girl wearing school uniform as he was carrying out his duties on a train bound for York late at night.<\/p>\n
He said that \u201calarm bells\u201d rang as she boarded the train wrapped in a blanket at Manchester Piccadilly station.<\/p>\n
He then discovered that the youngster and the boy travelling with her did not have a ticket or any means of paying. They were also carrying a large rucksack with them.<\/p>\n
Mark alerted British Transport Police (BTP) who sent officers from West Yorkshire Police to take the pair into their duty of care at Leeds station.<\/p>\n
He convinced them to stay on the train until then \u2013 and even gave the girl a KitKat from another colleague\u2019s lunch box as she had low blood sugar, and her companion was worried she was having a diabetic episode.<\/p>\n
Mark said: \u201cI\u2019ve only been on the railway for the relatively short period of 2.5 years, but in this time, I have come across and dealt with a number of missing children.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf something doesn\u2019t feel right, then report it. Be smart and ask questions. Overall, on our network we have great support and are lucky to have BTP at a number of the stations we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billy Vickers, Head of Stations and Safeguarding at TransPennine Express, said: \u201cMark did an incredible job getting these two children to a place of safety and I know our other colleagues would do the same.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe work closely with British Transport Police to ensure the safety of everyone using our services and we also offer training to our staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
TPE has recently received the Safeguarding on Rail Scheme accreditation for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n
The accreditation from BTP and the Department for Transport recognises the vast amount of work taking place across TPE to make the railway a safer place for everyone.<\/p>\n
Feedback said that \u201cthere was clear evidence that the business is fully committed to safeguarding from colleagues at all levels\u201d and the way we have \u201cembraced inclusion and neurodiversity is a credit to TPE.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billy added: \u201cI would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved for your drive and passion for safeguarding and making the rail network a safer place. This is a fantastic result, and you are all a credit to TPE, we couldn\u2019t achieve any of this without your support.\u201d<\/p>\n
TransPennine Express now has 39 Safeguarding Champions and more than 1000 colleagues have completed safeguarding training.<\/p>\n
Anyone can contract British Transport Police via text message on 61016 or 0800 40 50 40.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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