Divisional Commanders
Our divisional commanders give us their thoughts on how their officers are policing Britain's railways, and the challenges they face.
B Division – Chief Superintendent Martin Fry
London and the South East
On B Division we continue to focus our attention on maintaining a safe environment for everyone who travels or works on the rail and tube network. Together with our stakeholders from across the industry, we are determined to tackle the issues that matter most – reducing crime, minimising delays and improving the passenger experience.
Incidents that disrupt services can cause real problems for Industry partners and inconvenience for the public, especially in London and the South East with the highest concentration of journeys in the UK and rapidly increasing passenger numbers. That’s why reducing disruption is one of our key priorities.
Another priority is to improve passenger confidence by ensuring our officers are as visible as possible and are in the right places at the right time.
Chief Superintendent Fry joined the police service in 1977, he has a degree in policing and police studies from Portsmouth University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
His previous senior roles within BTP have included Head of Professional Standards, Area Commander for London North and, more recently, the Head of Crime during which he led on a number of major investigations and covert policing operations.
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C Division – Chief Superintendent Glen Alderson
South West, Wales, Midlands and the North
Our focus across C-Division is to do the right thing always and ensure we offer a consistent and high level of service to the public and railway employees, no matter where you use the network.
We will continue to focus on our specialisms of assisting to keep the railway moving and on time by working with our partners to tackle crimes that disrupt the network. We will be bold in our endeavours to uncover hidden harms, such as continuing to encourage the reporting of unwanted sexual harassment, violence towards women and girls and protecting vulnerable people exploited by county lines gangs.
It is my aim to ensure we remain flexible to the future challenges of an ever changing railway industry and the communities who use the system, be it for leisure, work or attending sporting and other events.
Chief Superintendent Alderson joined British Transport Police in 2003 after a short career in the Metropolitan Police. He has served in London, Manchester, South Yorkshire and Leeds as a Uniformed Officer and across the country as a Detective and Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) in Major Crime. He was promoted to the rank of Superintendent as the Pennine sub-divisional commander in 2018.
D Division – Chief Superintendent Gill Murray
Scotland
In D Division, we aim to deliver a visible and high quality service to our rail communities and staff across Scotland that safeguards those who are most vulnerable or at risk of more serious or hidden crime. Tackling sexual harassment, hate crime and violence against women and girls will remain priorities.
We will continue to work closely with our partners, recognising a changing landscape. We will be progressive and proactive, seeking new preventative opportunities to help tackle disruption or those crimes and incidents that cause the most impact on the confidence of those who work or travel on the rail network such as youth antisocial behaviour.
It is essential to me that all our communities that utilise, work or live on the rail network feel safe and are safe.
Chief Supt Gill Murray joined the BTP in January 1990 where she has experienced a wide and varied career across multiple disciplines and locations. Gill has led numerous roles including intelligence, specialist and covert policing, major/serious crime and as an SIO, she led the first multi-agency fusion intelligence unit tackling metal theft.
Gill has served as a Superintendent since 2013 starting in Western sub division, London areas and was the first female head of Professional Standards in BTP. She recently returned from an international secondment with the Bermuda Police where she implemented professional standards policies and counter corruption strategies before taking up the post in Scotland.