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Underground staff honoured for courage beyond the call of duty
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   Underground staff honoured for courage beyond the call of duty
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Two courageous London Underground Managers receive awards today, Friday, 19 September 1997, in recognition of their courage in saving human lives on the Underground.
London Underground Managers Stephen Drayton and Raymond Law are among 20 men and women from London Underground and the Emergency Services receiving the Royal Humane Society Award for Bravery and the Saving of Life, at a ceremony hosted by London Underground's Managing Director, Denis Tunnicliffe, at London Transport's Head Office, 55 Broadway, London.
Although the exact circumstances of each incident are different, they both highlight the enormous personal risk facing Tube staff when they go to the aid of what is generally termed "a person under a train."
London Underground staff play a crucial role during such tragic incidents. Their quick thinking and close working relationship with the Emergency Services results in fewer fatalities on the Underground system.
Denis Tunnicliffe, Managing Director of London Underground says: "I am very pleased to honour these brave men and women who have courageously risked their own lives to save the lives of other people, often in very traumatic circumstances."
Denis Tunnicliffe adds: "It is particularly heartening that London Underground staff are among those being recognised today. I am very proud of these brave members of the London Underground team. They have acted with great courage, well beyond the call of duty, and I am delighted they are being honoured in this way."
The Royal Humane Society has been awarding medals and testimonials for bravery and the saving of human life since 1776. London Underground hosted the first awards ceremony in 1992 to recognise bravery on London Underground by its staff and members of the Emergency Services.
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