Transport police have launched a probe after two 12-year-old girls were found cold and terrified on a train after they were locked in overnight.
Amy Greenan and her school pal were forced to spend the night on the train at Helensburgh station after they fell asleep while travelling back from a day out.
Staff only realised they were on the train on Saturday morning after they waved down a passer by.
Amy’s mum said the two schoolgirls were hungry, cold and scared after their ordeal on the locked train.
A British Transport Police spokesman today confirmed an investigation has since been launched.
They said: “British Transport Police were informed on Saturday March 20 that two schoolgirls had spent the night on-board a train in Helensburgh.
“Officers have referred this to ScotRail staff who are looking into the full circumstances surrounding the incident.”
The Record reported the shock news earlier this week. Previously, mum of five Bonnie Louise Greenan, 36, from Gartocharn, near Balloch, said: “It begs the question - how could this happen? I thought the trains were meant to be checked from top to bottom at the end of the day.
“I was hysterical and have not had a wink of sleep all night. The girls were at school during the day and then they had planned a sleepover later that night. At about 7pm I tried to call her but her phone was dead.
“The same was true with her pal’s phone. Her mum and I both eventually contacted the police when they didn’t show up. It was such a worrying time. One of their other pals told us they had been in Glasgow and were on a Balloch train.
“So I was driving about checking the trains, checking their usual haunts but there was no sign of them at all. Later on the police came to get pictures of Amy and a better description of her.
“First thing in the morning after being up all night, we got a call from the police in Helensburgh saying they had the girls. They had fallen asleep on the train and when the came to, the train was locked.
“They tried to sleep through the night and hopefully alert someone in the morning. On Saturday morning they were about to break the glass when they saw a girl walking past on the platform and they caught her attention.
“She then went and got staff who let them out. They were hysterical. Amy was cold and tired and someone went to Greggs and got her food and a drink. They were scared. She had an old phone and didn’t have the charger for it.
“Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. We are just glad to have them back - to say we were worried sick is an understatement.”
A Scotrail spokeswoman said they were investigating the incident. She added: “It would be inappropriate for us to comment further.”
