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Private British railway companies employed detectives and police almost from the outset of passenger services in 1826. These companies were unified into four in 1923 then into a single nationalised company in 1947 by the Transport Act, which also created the British Transport Commission (BTC).
The British Transport Police Authority is the police authority that oversees the British Transport Police.A police authority is a governmental body in the United Kingdom that defines strategic plans for a police force and provides accountability [1] so that the police function "efficiently and effectively", [2] and the British Transport Police patrol the railways in England, Wales, and Scotland.
The purposes of the Act [2] include:- the creation of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch; the replacement of the Rail Regulator by a Regulatory Board, the Office of Rail Regulation. the creation of a police authority for the British Transport Police (BTP)
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Travel safe officers are uniformed employees of transport companies in the UK whose presence is intended to reassure the public and deter people from engaging in anti-social behaviour. Travel safe officers patrol the railway stations and onboard trains protecting staff and the public.
National law enforcement bodies, including the National Crime Agency and national police forces that have a specific, non-regional jurisdiction, such as the British Transport Police. The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 refers to these as 'special police forces', not including the NCA which is not a police force. In addition, there ...
Police: the British Transport Commission Police (BTCP) – see British Transport Police for details and dates – was formed chiefly by the amalgamation of the various railway constabularies. Railways: British Railways , including ancillary activities like engineering workshops, and London Underground .