Transport Police "cash starved"

[zumbruk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3776331.stm

At the same time as the so-called "Safety Partnerships" rake it in hand over fist.

Joined up Government? I think not.

[dazren]

Assume I'm a clueless idiot (stop laughing at the back). What actually do the Transport police do? I keep seeing their cars bombing around nowhere near rail stations and that is about it.

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Monday 7th June 13:25

[streaky]

dazren said:

Assume I'm a clueless idiot (stop laughing at the back). What actually do the Transport police do? I keep seeing their cars bombing around nowhere near rail stations and that is about it. DAZ

British Transport Police is the national police force for the railways providing a policing service to rail operators, their staff and passengers throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

The Force is also responsible for policing the London Underground system, the Docklands Light Railway, the Midland Metro Tram System and Croydon Tramlink.

www.btp.police.uk/

Streaky

[busa_rush]

Don't they spend their time catching fare dodgers rather than offering any kind of protection to customers ?

Only time I've ever seen them is hanging around waiting for the "runners" when tickets are being checked.

[Tonyrec]

Soon to amalgamate with the MET,so wheres the worry

[Apache]

busa_rush said:

Don't they spend their time catching fare dodgers rather than offering any kind of protection to customers ? Only time I've ever seen them is hanging around waiting for the "runners" when tickets are being checked.

One of our Train Managers was attacked by some 'care in the community' case and it was nice to see these guys taking care of things. There are a lot of dangerous people on public transport, it's one of the reasons cars are so popular.

[Pigeon]

It's not an ideal situation because there simply aren't enough of them to have a police presence on every train, so things can kick off between stations and get nasty. This is why some TOCs are offering free travel to local BiBs.