RAIL passengers are being urged to say safe by a new campaign.

It is being run by the train operators, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and Network Rail.

‘Lend a Helping Hand’ posters are being put up at stations and Northern Rail, one of the region’s train operators, is supporting the campaign on its social media channels.

The campaign uses rhyming verses to encourage passengers to show concern for others and to be more courteous when on the station platform.

Northern Rail managing director Alex Hynes said: “This campaign is all about celebrating people lending a helping hand, and spreading goodwill.

“To encourage this, we would like customers and our people to think of others when around our stations and on train; lend a hand or remind them to take care.”

Neal Lawson, director of operations and maintenance services at Network Rail, said: "The entire rail network is made up of 2,500 stations, all with different layouts, built at all different times over the past 180 years, with different types and designs of trains and different and changing passenger needs.

“This means there is no one magic bullet solution to improving platform safety but our challenge is to find ways to make it better for passengers.”