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03/10/2012
Boy Found On Tube Tracks
An eight-year-old boy has been discovered trespassing on London Underground tracks.
He was led to safety by a Tube cleaner, who spotted him on the tracks at Stanmore.
The incident occurred last Saturday.
LU operations director Nigel Holness said: "Jubilee line services were disrupted at Stanmore after an eight-year-old boy was spotted trespassing on the railway by a cleaner.
"The cleaner lifted him back on to the platform without injury, where station and train staff stayed with him until police arrived.
"We are very grateful to the cleaning contractor and to our station and train staff for intervening to quickly respond and follow our established procedures to bring the incident to a safe conclusion."
(GK)
He was led to safety by a Tube cleaner, who spotted him on the tracks at Stanmore.
The incident occurred last Saturday.
LU operations director Nigel Holness said: "Jubilee line services were disrupted at Stanmore after an eight-year-old boy was spotted trespassing on the railway by a cleaner.
"The cleaner lifted him back on to the platform without injury, where station and train staff stayed with him until police arrived.
"We are very grateful to the cleaning contractor and to our station and train staff for intervening to quickly respond and follow our established procedures to bring the incident to a safe conclusion."
(GK)
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