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Blaine

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Standing at Euston last weekend and was surprised to see the very front of a southbound Victoria Line train apparently empty, with everyone standing between the first set of doors and the back of the carriage.

As the doors opened, it was clear why - there was a semi-naked guy, looking a bit homeless, laid out across the seats with a blanket covering his lower half whilst he engaged in inappropriate behavior.

The next train was just a minute behind, so decided to wait on the platform and the doors closed before I could let the driver know. So for the first time I texted 61016 once my train reached Warren St (no wifi/5G at Euston) with the train number.

I got a reference number 2 minutes later back via text (number 270 at 11am, so must be quite a popular service) and saw 3 TfL CSAs at Victoria gathered at the end of the platform. 5 minutes later BTP gave me a call asking for some details, letting me know they'd removed him at Stockwell - and that no-one else had bothered to report it. Maybe we need a few more announcements?
 
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I know plenty of people and rail staff who've reported things to BTP and had no response beyond a text. So good to hear this had a happy ending.
 

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I know plenty of people and rail staff who've reported things to BTP and had no response beyond a text. So good to hear this had a happy ending.

I've always had a response, and swiftly too.
 

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I actually find 61016 one of the best ways to contact the BTP in a non 999 event.
 
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