"Peter Masson" wrote in message
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"John Mara" wrote

I guess I was looking at it more from the policing side than the
prosecution side. Did British Rail have railway police? Do the new
private companies have their own police?

British Transport Police are a national police force, funded by the rail
industry. They predated British Rail, and trace their history back to
1826,
making them one of the oldest police forces in the world.

http://www.btp.police.uk/History%20S...ety%20Main.htm

I saw a very interesting "Illustrated Talk" by Sgt. Kevin Gordon (BTP) at
the National Rail Museum at York on Sunday afternoon. Well recommended.
--
Ken Ward

"Society for the production of Maritime Reefs using MerseyRail 142's"
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"Leave the Mobile Phone at home day Oct 25th 2006"