First deployed in the 1980s, Q Trains were run by @BTP and British Rail. These were unscheduled services carrying British Transport Police, targeting railway trespassers, and were very effective. #ElementOfSurprise This @BBCLookNorth report shows how they operated...

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The Q Trains ran across the country. SgtG recalls “I remember being on one of these services in 1999 around #Newport and the valley lines when I was working in #Cardiff as a probationer. Now they’re pretty much just a part of @BtpHistory.”

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Fast response cars was a reason cited for the demise of the Q Trains. (From 2014: https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/transport/q-trains-on-track/).

⚠️ If you see anyone trespassing on the railway #TextBTP on 61016 or call 999 in an emergency.

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Dummy commuter trains carrying police officers have been hauled out of retirement to tackle vandals on Britain's railways

https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/transport/q-trains-on-track/
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