British Transport Police have urged parents and carers to speak with their children about the dangers of the railway.
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Stepped up security, drones and forensic marking agents have led to seven arrests since January 2023 as the rail industry cracks down on dangerous, disruptive and costly crime.
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Network Rail, Train Operating Companies (TOCs), Transport for London (TfL) and the British Transport Police (BTP) have thrown their support, once again, behind the White Ribbon UK campaign.

The White Ribbon Day campaign (25 November) is a day that asks men never to use, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

Senior leaders from 16 companies and organisations from the rail industry will come together today (25 November) for a summit with White Ribbon to discuss industry-wide commitments to women's safety, both employees and passengers.
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Network Rail and the British Transport Police now have a bird's eye view of the railway, which can help to find trespassers quickly, keeping everyone safe and preventing delays.
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The British Transport Police have become the first force in the UK to arm volunteer officers with Tasers. It comes after the Home Secretary last week unveiled plans to give special constables powers to use the weapons, which temporarily incapacitate a person by delivering an electric current through two small-barbed darts.
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Transport police are stepping up their patrols on West Dunbartonshire's trains in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour.

The British Transport Police (BTP) has joined forces with a dedicated Travel Safe Team put together by train operator ScotRail to give reassurance to staff and law-abiding passengers on trains between Dalmuir and Balloch.
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Sexual assaults reported by women on Scotland's railways have hit a decade high, prompting calls for urgent action. Officers received 46 reports of women being sexually assaulted while travelling on trains last year, which is the highest total since 2012. The British Transport Police figures also show 301 women reported being threatened, harassed or commonly assaulted last year, second only to 2019 when there were 325.
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A ScotRail ticket examiner, confronted by a gang of teenage yobs beating up a boy on her train, alerts British Transport Police.
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A rise in trespassing and vandalism at railways lines has prompted the British Transport Police to ask parents to warn their children about the dangers of playing next to the tracks.
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The British Transport Police have warned that girls attacking other girls on trains and stations has become a 'consistent trend' on some Glasgow train lines.
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The new statistics released by the British Transport Police show that crimes for drug, sexual and violent offences were the most prevalent reported in Edinburgh Waverley last year.
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Scotland's Railway and British Transport Police (BTP) are reminding passengers travelling by train across the Christmas and New Year period to wear a face covering, unless they are medically exempt. Following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the wearing of face-coverings in stations, whether covered or open-air platforms and on trains remains mandatory. All customers are being asked to Wear One and Protect Everyone.
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ScotRail, Network Rail Scotland, and British Transport Police (BTP) are calling on passengers across the rail network to wear a face covering, unless they are exempt.

Following the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions in August, the wearing of face-coverings in stations and on trains remains mandatory, and ScotRail, Network Rail and BTP are asking all customers to 'Wear One and Protect Everyone.'
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The British Transport Police have asked parents and carers to teach children about the dangers of playing on railway tracks after several incidents in Aberdeenshire.
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British Transport Police (BTP) will ramp up patrols across Scotland's railway network over the Christmas period to tackle anti-social behaviour and ensure Covid-19 government guidelines are followed.
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The British Transport Police has increased high visibility patrols in the Fife area following incidents of spittle assaults, vandalism and threatening and abusive behaviour towards rail staff.
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