This year’s Big Station Sleepout event, sponsored by VolkerRail and supported by Network Rail, took place at stations including Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Manchester Piccadilly, Derby, Swansea, Norwich and stations across London, where participants slept out on the station floors for the whole night.

More than 350 participants from across the industry, from regional managing directors to frontline staff took part in the event, raising over £90,000 on the night – totalling over £850,000 in the 6 years since the event began.

At the event, Heidi Alexander MP said “I was delighted to see so many people come together to raise money for such a good cause. I’d like to thank the station teams, rail industry representatives and the participants for making this event a huge success.

“Railway Children work closely with the British Transport Police to make a huge difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people and events like the sleepout will help them continue to do so for many more years to come.”

Minister of State for Transport, Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, said: “It’s great to see so many people come together to raise money for such a good cause, and I’d like to thank our station teams, rail industry partners and the participants for making this event a huge success. Railway Children make a big difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people and I’m delighted to have supported them and hope to continue to do so for many years to come.”