Media centre

Friday 21 Oct 2005

MEDIA INVITATION: EYE IN THE SKY TACKLES RAILWAY CRIME

Region & Route:

Date:                           27 October 2005 Time:                          from10 am Location:                    Sheffield Airport Event:                         Join Network Rail and British Transport Police on Operation Hawk Media contact:          Mel Varcoe, 0207 557 8292 Network Rail’s very own ‘eye in the sky’ helicopter is the latest tool being used in the fight to combat railway crime. On Thursday 27 October Network Rail and the British Transport Police will take part in a joint operation to target railway vandals in Yorkshire.  The helicopter will patrol the skies over Yorkshire and direct immediate response units on the ground to catch vandals and trespassers red-handed in the campaign, code-named Operation Hawk. On-board thermal image cameras will record the operation and deliver vital evidence which could ultimately result in prosecutions. To send a camera crew in the helicopter or to interview representatives from Network Rail or British Transport Police please contact Mel Varcoe on the above number.